# General strike in Spain on 11 November 2026: serious threat to European supply chains

> Spain's largest unions, CCOO and UGT, called a nationwide general strike for 11 November 2026 over pay and housing. Transport companies warn that freight could be paralysed for at least three days, and road transport was excluded from minimum service rules.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T06:16:08.975Z
- Category: logistics · region Spain · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95052-general-strike-in-spain-on-11-november-2026-serious-threat-to-european-supply
- 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

Spain is a gateway for European logistics and a feed-ingredient importer, so prolonged freight disruption could delay shipments of feed inputs. The impact on global grain and oilseed prices should be limited and short-lived.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-29 | [Azov and Black Sea Basin Throughput in November 2021: Foodstuffs Up - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14523-azov-and-black-sea-basin-throughput-in-november-2021-foodstuffs-up-supply-chain.md) | -0.4% | +9.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-24 | [Strike at Canadian Pacific has 'no lingering effects' on rail operations \| Supply Chain Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64058-strike-at-canadian-pacific-has-no-lingering-effects-on-rail-operations-supply.md) | -1.0% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-28 | [Ongoing strikes keep slow French grain export - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55087-ongoing-strikes-keep-slow-french-grain-export-supply-chain-council-of-european.md) | -0.5% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-20 | [Wheat Rally Extends on Higher Freight Costs - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51502-wheat-rally-extends-on-higher-freight-costs-supply-chain-council-of-european.md) | +3.1% | +11.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-05 | [Freight fright for farm inputs - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43481-freight-fright-for-farm-inputs-supply-chain-council-of-european-union-scceu-org.md) | -0.7% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- eurodebt.eu: https://www.eurodebt.eu/en/News/general-strike-in-spain-on-11-november-2026-serious-threat-to-supply-chains-in-europe

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