For prairie farmers like Bill Prybylski, the strike at ports in B.C. is frustrating.
While the strike, which entered its fourth day Tuesday, is not expected to affect bulk shipments of grains—like loading up a freighter with wheat—it will still affect a variety of other agricultural products, such as specialty crops like mustard and peas being sent overseas in shipping containers.
“Any delays in shipping means delays in getting paid for what the producers are growing and selling. So any lengthy strike is just going to be that much more of a financial hardship,” said Prybylski, who is a vice president with the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan….