# Ontario Food Terminal delays at an end - Truck News

> An 11-day strike at the Ontario Food Terminal in Etobicoke ended after Teamsters Local 419 workers reached a deal on 17 November and returned to work on 20 November. The strikers had been blocking truck traffic, which caused long delays on The Queensway.

- Date: 2017-11-20 · published 2017-11-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67996-ontario-food-terminal-delays-at-an-end-truck-news
- 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 end of the terminal strike eases local truck congestion in Toronto but has little effect on feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-30 | [Ontario Food Terminal workers strike and win](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67994-ontario-food-terminal-workers-strike-and-win.md) | +2.9% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-07-01 | [New terminal for Chornomorsk ‣ WorldCargo News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69818-new-terminal-for-chornomorsk-worldcargo-news.md) | -0.1% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-12 | [Strike Disrupts Ops at Port Kembla Coal Terminal \| World Maritime News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71507-strike-disrupts-ops-at-port-kembla-coal-terminal-world-maritime-news.md) | -1.0% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-30 | [Truck drivers may refuse to enter terminal at Port of Baltimore \| Supply Chain Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61105-truck-drivers-may-refuse-to-enter-terminal-at-port-of-baltimore-supply-chain.md) | -0.7% | -5.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-23 | [Ongoing trucker protest at Argentina port delays at least 18 ships](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13800-ongoing-trucker-protest-at-argentina-port-delays-at-least-18-ships.md) | +1.4% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- trucknews.com: https://www.trucknews.com/transportation/ontario-food-terminal-delays-at-an-end/1003137450/

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