A potential strike by workers at more than 30 seaports from Texas to Maine could wreak supply chain havoc in U.S., impacting food supply, medicine, cars and auto parts.
The strike by workers at ports from Texas to Maine will reportedly hammer U.S. farmers already dealing with an economic downward spiral. "We don't need another hit right now. And this is definitely going to have an impact on agriculture," Kip Tom, former United States ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture during the Trump administration, told FOX Business.
The two sides to the labor dispute have been at an impasse over issues including wages and automation at ports. A strike would have a domino effect on container availability, storage, rail and truck cargo as well as food supply. "They’re not going to process more chickens because they don't have them sold or they don't have a place for them to go. They're a perishable item. We can get into beef, pork and dairy at the same time. So, it just backs up the entire supply chain.
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