# Push on to prevent strike at Port of Montreal - AgCanada

> Pulse Canada and other industry groups are urging the federal government to intervene before a possible March 20 strike at the Port of Montreal. Negotiations between the longshoremen's union and the Maritime Employers Association, mediated by Ottawa, have broken off after a seven-month truce from last summer's strike.

- Date: 2021-02-26 · published 2021-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48638-push-on-to-prevent-strike-at-port-of-montreal-agcanada
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

A strike would halt containerized grain and pulse exports from Montreal, forcing shippers to reroute and adding freight costs and delays for Canadian exporters, which supports nearby export basis and freight rates.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agcanada.com: https://www.agcanada.com/daily/push-on-to-prevent-strike-at-port-of-montreal

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