# LA/Long Beach: 14,500 rail boxes stuck nine days as the 20 November deadline nears

> About 9,500 rail-bound import boxes at Los Angeles and 5,063 at Long Beach had waited nine days or more for a train as of 12 November, up from 8,133 and 2,429 on 26 October. Longshore locals have said they will honour any watchmen picket line, which adds strike risk around the 20 November deadline.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T06:16:50.090Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97280-la-long-beach-14-500-rail-boxes-stuck-nine-days-as-the-20-november-deadline
- 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

Slow inland rail movement raises storage costs and delays deliveries for importers, and a port strike would add a shutdown risk on top of the existing backlog. Feed buyers relying on containerized imports could see higher landed costs and tighter near-term availability.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-05 | [The largest grain handling seaports in January-November 2016 are defined — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73351-the-largest-grain-handling-seaports-in-january-november-2016-are-defined.md) | +4.0% | +3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-06 | [Biden hails dockworker union contract as UAW deadline nears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34123-biden-hails-dockworker-union-contract-as-uaw-deadline-nears.md) | +2.1% | -4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-02 | [Shippers face more rail chaos as German DB train drivers launch new strike - The Loadstar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45088-shippers-face-more-rail-chaos-as-german-db-train-drivers-launch-new-strike-the.md) | +1.3% | +1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-23 | [What made the Black Sea a "leader" of freight rates decline? – BPG Shipping](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38132-what-made-the-black-sea-a-leader-of-freight-rates-decline-bpg-shipping.md) | +0.7% | -3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-20 | [CP talks said stagnating as strike deadline looms - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65530-cp-talks-said-stagnating-as-strike-deadline-looms-agcanada.md) | +0.1% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- forwardernews.com: https://www.forwardernews.com/news/2026-11-12-la-long-beach-rail-backlog-strike-deadline

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