Contract negotiations between West Coast longshoremen and container terminal operators faced a breakdown Friday as work stoppages effectively closed the Port of Oakland and slowed operations up and down the coast.
USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom explains why the year-long contract dispute is major concern for U.S. red meat exporters. The work stoppage could impact key chilled pork and beef shipments departing the West Coast for Asia just as food service in that region rebounds from COVID.
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