. The strike would shut
down a total of 36 ports, thereby
significantly affecting the supply of fruits
from the Southern Hemisphere into the
United States of America and Canada. For
example, Delaware’s Port Wilmington is
the country’s leading gateway for imports
of fresh fruits, including grapes,
stonefruit, apples, pears, cherries and
berries from Chile; citrus fruits from
South Africa; apples and pears from
Argentina; kiwifruit from New Zealand;
and grapes from Peru and Brazil.
Other
important entry points for our fruits
include the Port of Philadelphia and the
Port of New York and New Jersey, all of
which risk being shut down as a result of
the strike. The impacts from a potential
strike would be magnified by ongoing
issues in the Red Sea and Panama Canal,
effectively choking off major arteries of
global trade.
SHAFFE has contacted the US
Government to highlight the potential
detrimental impacts of the strike, not
only on our industry but also on
consumers in North America. We have
urged the Biden administration to
engage with the International
Longshoremen’s Association and the
United States Maritime Alliance to
ensure that a new deal is negotiated
quickly, or that ports remain operative
and cargo is kept flowing while
negotiations continue.
If this issue affects you, please
contact the SHAFFE secretariat asap.
We are liaising with the Canadian
Produce Marketing Association
(CPMA), one of our co-members in the
Global Coalition of Fresh Produce, to
help compile impact statements from
the industry on how the disruptions
would impact programmes and product
flow. Your input could help us support
efforts to avert the worst impacts of the
strike, for example by urging shipping
lines and port operators to prepare
themselves for the redirection of
shipments to Canadian ports, or
exploring diplomatic channels to keep
certain critical supply routes open.
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