# Port Security Strike Threat at LA, Long Beach puts US Meat Exports at Risk

> About 250 ILWU Local 26 port watchmen at Los Angeles and Long Beach could walk off the job if no contract is reached. The union and the Pacific Maritime Association agreed to extend talks to 5 p.m. Pacific on November 4, with federal mediators assisting. The terminals handle about 85% of Long Beach cargo and 33% of Los Angeles cargo.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T09:16:29.959Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77478-port-security-strike-threat-at-la-long-beach-puts-us-meat-exports-at-risk
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

A strike could halt vessel and gate operations at major West Coast terminals, delaying US meat and feed-related export shipments and pressuring live cattle and hog prices through weaker export demand.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-09-30 | [Cattle mixed ahead of possible port strike - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28431-cattle-mixed-ahead-of-possible-port-strike-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| HOGS | 2023-07-11 | [Pork sector calls for essential service status amid B.C. port strike - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35056-pork-sector-calls-for-essential-service-status-amid-b-c-port-strike-agcanada.md) | +3.3% | +4.0% |
| HOGS | 2024-08-22 | [Grain farmers and pork producers bearing the brunt of rail stoppage - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28833-grain-farmers-and-pork-producers-bearing-the-brunt-of-rail-stoppage-the-globe.md) | +2.9% | +1.9% |
| HOGS | 2021-06-01 | [U.S. says ransomware attack on meatpacker JBS likely from Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46529-u-s-says-ransomware-attack-on-meatpacker-jbs-likely-from-russia.md) | +2.1% | -6.1% |
| HOGS | 2019-08-19 | [Beef, pork, poultry markets face new challenges: analyst](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57716-beef-pork-poultry-markets-face-new-challenges-analyst.md) | -5.0% | -10.2% |

## Sources

- americanagnetwork.com: https://www.americanagnetwork.com/2026/11/02/port-security-strike-threat-at-la-long-beach-puts-us-meat-exports-at-risk/

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