# Extended strike sets farmers against seamen in Crete - ProtoThema English

> A strike by seamen's union members at Heraklion Port in Crete extended to the point that farmers with trucks of produce clashed with strikers. Flares were thrown, and ANEK ticket offices were set on fire.

- Date: 2016-12-09 · published 2016-12-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73489-extended-strike-sets-farmers-against-seamen-in-crete-protothema-english
- 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 dispute mainly disrupts local produce shipments in Crete and has little effect on global feed grain or oilseed prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2021-01-07 | [Argentine Grains Inspectors End Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49137-argentine-grains-inspectors-end-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.8% | -4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-01 | [Iranian Rail Workers on Strike Again - Iran Focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57596-iranian-rail-workers-on-strike-again-iran-focus.md) | -0.7% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-01 | [CP Rail Strike Ends \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49666-cp-rail-strike-ends-feed-and-grain.md) | +9.5% | +8.9% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-18 | [First CN Rail strike in decade piles more woes on battered Western farmers - Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56083-first-cn-rail-strike-in-decade-piles-more-woes-on-battered-western-farmers.md) | +3.8% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- en.protothema.gr: https://en.protothema.gr/2016/12/09/extended-strike-sets-farmers-against-seamen-in-crete/

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