Port of Oakland shutdown a major roadblock for U.S. red meat exports.

But specifically for Japan, you're looking at roughly 66% of the beef exports and maybe 70% of the pork exports originate out of the Port of Oakland." A prolonged shutdown could have a dramatic impact on U.S. red meat exports and ag exports as a whole, U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom says Oakland is the third-busiest port on the West Coast and the largest outlet for U.S. red meat exports. Protesters last week shut down operations at the Port of Oakland over a new trucking regulation that would limit independent operators. [Extracted from the article]