# Port strike turns violent in Chile, complicates fruit exports

> A month-long strike by workers at Valparaiso, Chile's main port, turned violent and spread to other Pacific coast ports. The stoppage is complicating fruit exports at the start of the summer season. Workers are demanding a bonus, formal contracts and better conditions.

- Date: 2018-12-18 · published 2018-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Chile · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61598-port-strike-turns-violent-in-chile-complicates-fruit-exports
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The disruption mainly affects fruit flows, with limited direct effect on feed grain or oilseed prices. It is a minor logistics signal for buyers tracking Chilean port capacity.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-12 | [Possible Rail Strike Complicates Northern Plains Grain Movement \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39149-possible-rail-strike-complicates-northern-plains-grain-movement-red-river-farm.md) | +3.6% | +4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-06 | [Chilean port reels from crippling strikes \| News \| Port Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61603-chilean-port-reels-from-crippling-strikes-news-port-strategy.md) | -0.1% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-21 | [Port Strikes Threaten Pulp and Paper Exports - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24674-port-strikes-threaten-pulp-and-paper-exports-fastmarkets.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-29 | [Port strike in Prince Rupert set to impact B.C. propane exports \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17142-port-strike-in-prince-rupert-set-to-impact-b-c-propane-exports-cbc-news.md) | -0.4% | — |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-03 | [Spanish fruit producers association says dockworkers' strike threatens exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72012-spanish-fruit-producers-association-says-dockworkers-strike-threatens-exports.md) | +0.0% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chile-ports-strike-idUSKBN1OH1ZF/

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