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The BCMEA locked out ILWU longshore workers at West Coast terminals in British Columbia on May 30 after overnight talks failed. The lockout was lifted within hours when the parties reached a tentative agreement.
The brief stoppage disrupted container and bulk shipping through Vancouver, raising freight costs and delays for exporters. Because it ended quickly, the lasting price impact on feed commodities should be limited.
flexport.comFlexport EditorialMay 30, 2019Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
