The now-underway strike of U.S. dockworkers is threatening to disrupt U.S. grains and other commodity exports at a crucial time for American farmers seeking to sell bumper harvests.
The strike, which began Oct. 1 at East and Gulf Coast ports, risks upending shipments to China and other key destinations just as the harvest season gets underway. Concurrently, congested railroad traffic and low water levels on the Mississippi River are complicating crop movement.
