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According to Munch, more than 85% of the island's food comes from the mainland U.S., and 90% of the shipments pass through strike-impacted ports. Imported beverages also at risk from dock strike
Businesses have been nervously watching the 12:01 am Tuesday strike deadline approaching with little sign of progress toward a deal to avoid a strike of tens of thousands longshore workers.
What items could be affected by the port strike? Perishable, imported foods such as bananas could run short, as well as chocolate, paper goods, and construction materials, such as steel and cement.
How The Port Strike Will Affect Food Prices Matthew Horwood - Getty Images On Tuesday, nearly 50,000 port workers across the East Cost and Gulf Coast, from Maine to Texas, walked out on the job ...
The AFBF said feedstocks that go into other food products, including soybeans, cocoa beans and sugar cane, could also be affected, but consumers aren’t likely to feel a hit from these immediately.
According to Goldman Sachs, the 14 largest ports affected by the strike handle about 25% of US goods imports, and a 10-day strike would result in a 0.2 percentage point reduction in fourth quarter ...
He added that shipments of food and automobiles could take a big hit because they tend to move through the affected ports, where some 45,000 workers are striking for better wages, among other demands.
A dockworkers strike at ports across the country could pose delays to the U.S. supply chain, experts say. The strike — which has shut down 14 ports along the East and Gulf coasts on Tuesday, Oct ...