# Ongoing strikes slow French grain exports - Grain Central

> Pension-reform strikes in France, now almost eight weeks old, are disrupting rail freight and port operations. Merchants are struggling to move wheat and barley to ports, and the article warns of severe impact on grain exports if no quick resolution is reached. Intercereales reports more than 450,000 tonnes blocked in ports.

- Date: 2020-01-28 · published 2020-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region France · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55086-ongoing-strikes-slow-french-grain-exports-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Prolonged export disruption from France tightens near-term EU wheat and barley supply for export buyers, supporting prices and favoring alternative origins.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-28 | [Ongoing strikes keep slow French grain export - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55087-ongoing-strikes-keep-slow-french-grain-export-supply-chain-council-of-european.md) | -0.5% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-12 | [Rail strikes on hold as enterprise bargaining continues - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71504-rail-strikes-on-hold-as-enterprise-bargaining-continues-grain-central.md) | -1.0% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-16 | [French rail strike squeezes grain exporters – Customs Today Newspaper](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65534-french-rail-strike-squeezes-grain-exporters-customs-today-newspaper.md) | +3.1% | +2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-28 | [Patrick-MUA stoush compounds pain for ag exporters - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45092-patrick-mua-stoush-compounds-pain-for-ag-exporters-grain-central.md) | +5.5% | +8.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-01 | [Ongoing Svitzer tug of war threatens grain exports - Mecardo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38251-ongoing-svitzer-tug-of-war-threatens-grain-exports-mecardo.md) | -9.9% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/export/ongoing-strikes-slow-french-grain-exports/

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