# Ongoing strikes keep slow French grain export - Supply Chain Council of European Union | Scceu.org

> Strikes over French pension reform continue to disrupt rail services and port activity, now running for almost eight weeks. Merchants are struggling to get wheat and barley to ports, and Intercereales says over 450,000 tonnes worth about 100 million euros are blocked in ports unable to load waiting vessels.

- Date: 2020-01-28 · published 2020-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region France · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55087-ongoing-strikes-keep-slow-french-grain-export-supply-chain-council-of-european
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Blocked French grain at ports reduces export supply for vessels already lined up, supporting EU wheat and barley prices and pushing buyers toward other origins.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-12 | [French grain sector fears export squeeze as strikes hit logistics - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55084-french-grain-sector-fears-export-squeeze-as-strikes-hit-logistics-supply-chain.md) | +0.7% | -4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-05 | [Freight fright for farm inputs - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43481-freight-fright-for-farm-inputs-supply-chain-council-of-european-union-scceu-org.md) | -0.7% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-10 | [Grains shipments from Black Sea ports slowly gain traction: sources - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14493-grains-shipments-from-black-sea-ports-slowly-gain-traction-sources-supply-chain.md) | -2.4% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-20 | [Wheat Rally Extends on Higher Freight Costs - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51502-wheat-rally-extends-on-higher-freight-costs-supply-chain-council-of-european.md) | +3.1% | +11.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- scceu.org: https://scceu.org/ongoing-strikes-keep-slow-french-grain-export/

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