# More than 600 Workers of the Metal Sector Start an Indefinite Strike in Tarragona with Cuts in the Port

> More than 600 metal-sector workers began an indefinite strike in Tarragona, blocking access to the port and nearby roads. Port traffic fell by 87.24%, and feed manufacturers warned that continued disruption could prevent them from guaranteeing feed production for farms in Catalonia and Aragon.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T18:17:26.181Z
- Category: logistics · region Tarragona, Spain · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89955-more-than-600-workers-of-the-metal-sector-start-an-indefinite-strike-in
- 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

Blocked port and road access is disrupting inbound feed ingredients and could constrain supply to regional mills and livestock farms. If the stoppage continues, local feed availability may tighten and prices could rise.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-10 | [Delayed container shipments affecting grain industry more than West Coast port strike \| Country 600 CJWW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35057-delayed-container-shipments-affecting-grain-industry-more-than-west-coast-port.md) | -1.9% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-31 | [Port workers' strikes hinder Argentine exports of cereals — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45899-port-workers-strikes-hinder-argentine-exports-of-cereals-mercopress.md) | +1.8% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-29 | [Striking South African coal port workers reject wage offer - MINING.COM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34120-striking-south-african-coal-port-workers-reject-wage-offer-mining-com.md) | -4.7% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-15 | [South Africa Port Workers Warn of Strike as Pay Talks Fail \| SupplyChainBrain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25142-south-africa-port-workers-warn-of-strike-as-pay-talks-fail-supplychainbrain.md) | +2.7% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-23 | [Port Otago workers issue strike notice](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57598-port-otago-workers-issue-strike-notice.md) | +1.9% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- ground.news: https://ground.news/article/more-than-600-workers-of-the-metal-sector-start-an-indefinite-strike-in-tarragona-with-cuts-in-the-port

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