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Port strike question

Posted on 10/02/2024 7:43:11 PM PDT by conservativesister

Will the Port Strike affect gas stations getting gas?


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To: conservativesister
The USA exports refined fuels and oils.

Oil is imported/exported by best market pricing…light sweet crude exported and heavy oils imported.

Gasoline prices in Texas have been dropping in the past two months due decreases in exports of refined oils & fuels (Supply & Demand).

Dock workers’ strike might actually decrease gasoline prices even more.

See: eia.gov

21 posted on 10/02/2024 8:39:43 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: Vermont Lt

How about lumber and Construction material?


22 posted on 10/02/2024 8:51:12 PM PDT by suasponte137
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

huh? Theer are oil tankers docking as I type this


23 posted on 10/02/2024 9:09:03 PM PDT by Az Joe (Live free or die)
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To: conservativesister

Most everything is coming from the west and the south west and unless the west coast strikes, we should fare well.


24 posted on 10/02/2024 9:10:31 PM PDT by knarf
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To: Jane Long

GMTA!


25 posted on 10/02/2024 9:29:06 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: Az Joe

Crude oil, yes, bunker oil, yes. Not refined product. We get some oil from Venezuela and some other sources that are very sour and can only be refined at certain refineries, but that is maybe a single-digit percentage of all oil that is refined in the US.

That’s not to say the oil sellers will not crank the price a dime or maybe two, but I doubt there will be any major disruptions.


26 posted on 10/02/2024 9:52:37 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (The Democrat breadlines will be gluten-free. )
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To: TornadoAlley3

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27 posted on 10/02/2024 11:01:17 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first, we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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Any trafficking victims trapped in shipping containers are going to be in for a rough time


28 posted on 10/03/2024 1:50:54 AM PDT by pricilla (one should always try to be smarter than the equipment one is operating - Amajato)
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To: suasponte137

Lumber travels by train from Canada.


29 posted on 10/03/2024 3:24:02 AM PDT by Dan Zachary
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To: conservativesister

According to data from the American Farm Bureau, over half of all banana imports enter the country through the ports that were affected as of early Tuesday morning. Bananas are the most popular fruit in the US by volume, and over 100% of the country’s supply comes from imports. Wilmington, Delaware is the port through which more than 25% of imports are entered.


30 posted on 10/03/2024 3:43:03 AM PDT by jdt1138 (Where ever you go, there you are.)
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To: suasponte137

I havent read anything about those. I think the way to think about this stuff is that we are talking about “container ships.” The obvious exception is the car carriers.

But in general, if the product moves in a container it is likely affected.


31 posted on 10/03/2024 6:15:23 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (Don’t vote for anyone over 70 years old. Get rid of the geriatric politicians.)
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To: Dan Zachary

Thanks Dan.

My wife and I are literally couple weeks away from starting to build a home....and when I saw the port strike...I was like “here we go....lumber prices through the roof”


32 posted on 10/03/2024 6:17:21 AM PDT by suasponte137
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To: conservativesister

Answer: stop panicking.


33 posted on 10/03/2024 9:08:13 AM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: If You Want It Fixed - Fix It

I am NOT panicking, it’s a SIMPLE QUESTION, that I did not have the answer to.
What is YOUR problem, come down off your high horse!


34 posted on 10/03/2024 10:45:06 AM PDT by conservativesister
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To: jdt1138
Bananas are the most popular fruit in the US by volume, and over 100% of the country’s supply comes from imports.

..we import extra bananas just to export some?
35 posted on 10/03/2024 7:18:17 PM PDT by Svartalfiar (-)
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To: suasponte137

Prices are going to skyrocket as hurricane recovery begins. Laws of supply and demand as supplies get shipped to the hard hit parts of the country.


36 posted on 10/06/2024 1:07:37 AM PDT by Dan Zachary
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To: Dan Zachary

You’re probably right, but the reconstruction phase is probably not gonna be starting till after the winter. They still haven’t cleaned the place up. Then after that the insurance adjusters go through. Then there’s only so many contractors to do the work, etc. etc..


37 posted on 10/06/2024 7:02:29 AM PDT by suasponte137
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