# Fears a strike at San Pedro Bay ports could see congestion

> About 250 watchmen at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports may walk off the job at 5pm Pacific on Wednesday if contract talks fail. The Pacific Maritime Association says a stoppage would affect 85% of Long Beach container traffic and 33% of Los Angeles traffic, and other ILWU members may refuse to cross picket lines.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T12:15:42.969Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77641-fears-a-strike-at-san-pedro-bay-ports-could-see-congestion
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

A broader port shutdown would slow US export loadings of meat and grain and add to existing congestion, raising freight costs and widening spreads for US export-linked feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- theloadstar.com: https://theloadstar.com/fears-a-strike-at-san-pedro-bay-ports-could-see-congestion/

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