Port of Tarragona: Alarm grows among merchants and feed manufacturers in Spain

Published Sep 21, 2022

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A labor dispute at the Port of Tarragona, caused by the liberalization of port stowage, has led to a significant reduction in the unloading rate of raw materials, including corn and soybean meal, which are essential for the manufacture of feed in Catalonia and Aragon. This has resulted in a cost of 7 million euros for the system and has led to the diversion of over half a million tons of merchandise to other ports. The situation threatens to cause shortages in Catalonia and Aragon, with concerns about the potential breakage of stocks in soybean and corn flour, and possible animal welfare issues. The Spanish Confederation of Manufacturers of Compound Food for Animals (CESFAC) is calling for a quick solution to the labor conflict to ensure the supply of the food chain.

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The existing labor conflict in the Port of Tarragona, caused by the liberalization of port stowage, has reached a critical limit in the supply of raw materials for the manufacture of feed in the areas of Catalonia and Aragon. The hidden strike of dockers, which began in May, has reduced the rate of unloading to 20% of the usual, negatively affecting the supply of corn, soybean meal and other ingredients intended for human and animal food, according to AECEC ( Spanish Association of Foreign Trade of Cereals and Similar Products) The most direct consequences are being: The system - farms, feed manufacturers, flour producers, importers - has had an extra cost of 7 million euros. More than 500,000 t of merchandise that was going to be unloaded in the port of Tarragona, have been diverted to other ports with the increase in costs and logistical difficulties involved in supplying merchandise from other points. There is a clear danger of shortages in Catalonia and Aragon, which at this ...

Source: Agrodigital