# French public sector unions call nationwide strike for 17 November

> Six French civil service unions called a nationwide strike for 17 November 2026 over pay and inflation indexing. The CGT port federation called a 24-hour stoppage at French ports, including Nantes-Saint-Nazaire, and rail and transport unions also planned action that week.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T06:14:24.800Z
- Category: logistics · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99072-french-public-sector-unions-call-nationwide-strike-for-17-november
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Port stoppages in France could delay grain and feed meal shipments through Atlantic terminals, though the impact is typically short and localized, leaving prices little changed.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-12 | [Canadian National grain shipments return to pre-strike levels - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55599-canadian-national-grain-shipments-return-to-pre-strike-levels-freightwaves.md) | +2.5% | +4.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-27 | [Strike to hit Pacific National coal and grain trains \| Newcastle Herald \| Newcastle, NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68476-strike-to-hit-pacific-national-coal-and-grain-trains-newcastle-herald-newcastle.md) | -4.0% | -5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-15 | [Railroads reach labor deal, avoid potentially crippling strike \| 2022-09-15 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39624-railroads-reach-labor-deal-avoid-potentially-crippling-strike-2022-09-15-agri.md) | +5.5% | -9.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-15 | [Romanian union says strike averted at ADM Constanta grain silos \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58106-romanian-union-says-strike-averted-at-adm-constanta-grain-silos-financial-post.md) | -0.5% | -3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-31 | [CN conductors approve post-strike deal - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54613-cn-conductors-approve-post-strike-deal-agcanada.md) | -0.2% | +2.9% |
| SBM | 2016-11-17 | [Market Perspectives November 17, 2016 - Page 9 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73778-market-perspectives-november-17-2016-page-9-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | +2.6% | +1.8% |
| SBM | 2025-04-03 | [Marine sector provides food security for Ukraine - European Business Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14214-marine-sector-provides-food-security-for-ukraine-european-business-association.md) | +2.5% | +0.1% |
| SBM | 2022-12-01 | [Senate passes railroad legislation to prevent strike : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38252-senate-passes-railroad-legislation-to-prevent-strike-npr.md) | +9.4% | +10.5% |

## Sources

- mykn.kuehne-nagel.com: https://mykn.kuehne-nagel.com/news/article/french-public-sector-unions-call-nationwide

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