# French Grain Industry Warns of Severe Impact of Strikes | Feed & Grain

> French grain industry groups warned of severe damage if a month-old public transport strike and dock stoppages over pension reform continue. Intercereales said 450,000 tonnes of grain worth about 100 million euros were blocked in French ports.

- Date: 2020-10-02 · published 2020-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50669-french-grain-industry-warns-of-severe-impact-of-strikes-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Blocked port and rail flows delay EU wheat exports and can push French export prices down while supporting prices in importing markets.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-28 | [Ongoing strikes slow French grain exports - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55086-ongoing-strikes-slow-french-grain-exports-grain-central.md) | -0.5% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-22 | [Transport strikes in France impacting cereal sector \| 2020-01-22  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55085-transport-strikes-in-france-impacting-cereal-sector-2020-01-22-world-grain.md) | -4.5% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-02 | [CN Rail Workers Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50667-cn-rail-workers-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.9% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-20 | [French grain industry in logistics scramble as shoppers bulk buy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8699-french-grain-industry-in-logistics-scramble-as-shoppers-bulk-buy.md) | -6.6% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-30 | [CP Rail strike: Industries across Canada scrambling, warn of ‘significant’ economic impact  \| Globalnews.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65038-cp-rail-strike-industries-across-canada-scrambling-warn-of-significant-economic.md) | -0.6% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-handling-processing/news/15393893/french-grain-industry-warns-of-severe-impact-of-strikes

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