# Not out of the woods yet: Truckers' strike keeps threatening Chile's fruit sector during peak export season

> Chilean trucker unions staged a national strike from November 10 over diesel prices, operating costs and stagnant freight rates, partially blocking highways and port access. A government agreement announced Thursday night ended the strike in most regions, including a diesel price cut of about CLP 150 per liter, but organized workers in the south continue blocking main roads.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T21:16:13.567Z
- Category: logistics · region Chile · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98517-not-out-of-the-woods-yet-truckers-strike-keeps-threatening-chile-s-fruit-sector
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Blocked highways and port access delay fruit shipments during peak export season, adding logistics costs and spoilage risk; the diesel cut eases trucking costs somewhat, but the continued southern blockades keep disruption risk alive for feed-related freight into Chile.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2020-05-18 | [Wave of diesel heads to Europe, pressuring refiners](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53318-wave-of-diesel-heads-to-europe-pressuring-refiners.md) | +6.6% | +25.7% |
| DIESEL | 2019-02-27 | [Peru: Carriers reach an agreement with the Government](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60873-peru-carriers-reach-an-agreement-with-the-government.md) | +0.9% | -0.4% |
| DIESEL | 2021-02-26 | [Texas, Midwest refiners thaw out their plants after polar vortex](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48821-texas-midwest-refiners-thaw-out-their-plants-after-polar-vortex.md) | -0.3% | -8.3% |
| DIESEL | 2024-01-31 | [Diverted shipping routes are changing trade flows - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32019-diverted-shipping-routes-are-changing-trade-flows-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.9% | -5.3% |
| DIESEL | 2022-10-21 | [Distillate summary: Diesel gives back gains as strikes near end](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10939-distillate-summary-diesel-gives-back-gains-as-strikes-near-end.md) | +10.5% | -8.5% |

## Sources

- freshfruitportal.com: https://www.freshfruitportal.com/news/2026/11/13/trucker-strike-cl/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.