# Chile truckers' strike threatens Cherry Express sailings from San Antonio, Valparaíso

> Chilean truck drivers have been protesting higher fuel prices since around 10 November, with blockades slowing traffic to the San Antonio and Valparaíso ports. On 12 November the Fifth Region truck owners' federation, representing roughly 800 haulage firms, joined the stoppage with no end date set. Terminals were operating normally, but congested roads threaten two Cherry Express reefer sailings to China.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T18:17:00.046Z
- Category: logistics · region Chile · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98184-chile-truckers-strike-threatens-cherry-express-sailings-from-san-antonio
- 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

Delays trucking fruit to Chilean ports are a logistics disruption that mainly affects fruit exports rather than feed commodities, so the direct effect on feed grain and meal prices is minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2017-03-03 | [Spanish fruit producers association says dockworkers' strike threatens exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72012-spanish-fruit-producers-association-says-dockworkers-strike-threatens-exports.md) | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| 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 | 2021-11-30 | [Container truck drivers serving Vancouver port threaten to strike \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44086-container-truck-drivers-serving-vancouver-port-threaten-to-strike-cbc-news.md) | -1.0% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- container-mag.com: https://container-mag.com/update/chile-truckers-strike-threatens-cherry-express-sailings-from-san-antonio-valpara

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