# Potential strike threatens cargo flows through America’s largest ports

> Further negotiations were scheduled between the Los Angeles and Long Beach port employers and the union representing about 250 maritime watchmen, after an agreement averted a potential strike. The workers handle terminal access checks and cargo security, and the ports recorded their highest cargo volumes on record in September.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-07T18:15:51.849Z
- Category: logistics · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86335-potential-strike-threatens-cargo-flows-through-america-s-largest-ports
- 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 negotiations reduce the immediate threat of a work stoppage, while a failure to reach agreement could disrupt operations at major US ports. No specific feed or agricultural commodity flows are identified.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-08 | [Cargo chaos looms as strikes threaten Canada's ports and rail networks - The Loadstar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29279-cargo-chaos-looms-as-strikes-threaten-canada-s-ports-and-rail-networks-the.md) | +8.2% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-19 | [Argentine Labor Strike Hits Ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13811-argentine-labor-strike-hits-ports.md) | +1.8% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-06 | [Trucks strike threatens Argentine cereal exports and soy crushing industry — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66342-trucks-strike-threatens-argentine-cereal-exports-and-soy-crushing-industry.md) | +0.6% | +2.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- cnnbusinessarabic.com: https://cnnbusinessarabic.com/sectors/1152080/%D8%A5%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%84-%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%AF%D9%81%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B9-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A3%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A6-%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7

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