US port strike disrupts hamburger supplies

Published 2024년 10월 3일

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A ongoing labor strike at US East Coast and Gulf Coast ports is causing disruptions to the food supply chain, including the import of beef, seafood, and export of chicken. The strike has led to the backlog of over 50 container ships and could result in food shortages or price inflation. The beef sector is particularly affected as the US is experiencing tightened domestic beef supplies due to a severe drought and high grain prices, leading to a decline in the herd size and a surge in beef prices. The strike comes at a critical time as retail prices for ground beef have hit a record high of $5.58 per pound.

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Dockworkers striking at US East Coast and Gulf Coast ports are preventing imports of beef that restaurants and retailers increasingly rely on to make hamburgers due to limited domestic supplies, Reuters reported, citing traders and industry members. The labor strike blocks everything from shipments of automobiles to containers filled with Guatemalan bananas and Italian wine from loadingor unloading at dozens of ports from Maine to Texas. Along with beef, imports of seafood and US exports of chicken are being disrupted. Even short-term disruptions to shipments could snarl the broader US food supply chain, according to experts and food importers. If the strike stretches out, the result will be either shortages of some food products, price inflation or both, they said. More than 50 container ships were already anchored or loitering off dozens of East Coast and Gulf ports as of early Wednesday, compared to just three on Sunday before the strike, according to Reuters shipping data and ...

Source: The Cattle Site