# After a Week on Strike, Truckers Unblock the Port of San Antonio - Cooperativa.cl

> Independent truckers ended their strike at facilities serving Chile’s San Antonio port after reaching an agreement with cargo-generating companies that raises transport rates by 8%. The blockade had disrupted fruit logistics and forced the cancellation of the ceremony marking the start of Chile’s cherry export season to China.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-07T15:17:17.323Z
- Category: logistics · region Chile · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86223-after-a-week-on-strike-truckers-unblock-the-port-of-san-antonio-cooperativa-cl
- 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

Ending the blockade should ease container movement and reduce the immediate risk of fruit-export delays, although the higher transport rates increase logistics costs. The agreement may help normalize port flows during the export season.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-23 | [Swedish docker unions clash as ports lock out striking workers - The Loadstar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61104-swedish-docker-unions-clash-as-ports-lock-out-striking-workers-the-loadstar.md) | -0.3% | -2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-25 | [Port of Vancouver truckers threaten to strike - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44092-port-of-vancouver-truckers-threaten-to-strike-freightwaves.md) | -0.8% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-01-19 | [Lyttelton Port container terminal union workers back on strike \| BusinessDesk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73023-lyttelton-port-container-terminal-union-workers-back-on-strike-businessdesk.md) | -1.3% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-17 | [French port and dock workers union call off 72-hour strike \| RailFreight.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25581-french-port-and-dock-workers-union-call-off-72-hour-strike-railfreight-com.md) | +5.3% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-29 | [Port of Vancouver truckers issue strike notice - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43626-port-of-vancouver-truckers-issue-strike-notice-dredgewire-dredgewire.md) | -1.1% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- cooperativa.cl: https://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/pais/region-de-valparaiso/despues-de-una-semana-en-paro-camioneros-desbloquearon-el-puerto-de-san/2026-11-06/223938.html

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