# Spanish fruit producers association says dockworkers' strike threatens exports

> The Spanish fruit and vegetable exporters federation Fepex warned that a stevedores' strike threatens its push into new markets including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, China and Canada. The statement came as dockworker action was being considered at Spanish ports. The story concerns fresh produce rather than grain or feed.

- Date: 2017-03-03 · published 2017-03-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Spain · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72012-spanish-fruit-producers-association-says-dockworkers-strike-threatens-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

Port strikes in Spain affect perishable produce logistics more than animal-feed ingredients. The impact on feed commodity prices is negligible.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-06 | [Spanish food exporters call on dockworkers to end strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70491-spanish-food-exporters-call-on-dockworkers-to-end-strike.md) | -1.0% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-23 | [Dockworkers, employers' association fail to strike deal on stowage agreement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72013-dockworkers-employers-association-fail-to-strike-deal-on-stowage-agreement.md) | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-26 | [Wheat farmers ask Canada to step in as strike threatens exports \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36423-wheat-farmers-ask-canada-to-step-in-as-strike-threatens-exports-air-freight-news.md) | -0.1% | -2.5% |
| 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 | 2025-06-05 | [Update 3: Ongoing Swedish Dockworkers Union strike in Swedish ports

		 \| Green Cargo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24232-update-3-ongoing-swedish-dockworkers-union-strike-in-swedish-ports-green-cargo.md) | -1.4% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- portseurope.com: https://www.portseurope.com/barcelona-port-spanish-fruit-producers-association-says-dockworkers-strike-threatens-exports/

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