Chilean truckers' strike blocks roads and port access, SalmonChile warns salmon farming export chain under pressure

On November 10, 2026, Chilean salmon industry association SalmonChile publicly expressed concern over the truckers' work stoppage, noting that the transport operators' stoppage could affect the country's production and export activities. The association said salmon farming depends on a timely and efficient logistics chain, because the industry works with live organisms and must ensure operational continuity.

SalmonChile explained that full or partial disruption of routes could affect processing plant operations, the provision of essential services, worker shift arrangements and the fulfillment of commercial commitments. The association also noted that the industry is currently facing the operational impact of El Niño, a backdrop that makes the effects of transport disruptions even more concerning.

The association described transport as a strategic link for the industry, and said it has built working relationships with transport operators over many years and has jointly advanced common issues including road safety. In response to the mobilización (protest road blockades) occurring in multiple regions and at various points along major highways and port access routes, SalmonChile hopes that a flexible and effective dialogue mechanism can be established as soon as possible to address the transport operators' demands while safeguarding the continuity of production activities.

On the same day SalmonChile issued its statement, Chilean aquaculture media Mundo Acuícola also reported other industry developments, including Fiordo Austral's operations in Panitao, the dismantling of a criminal gang specializing in salmon theft in the Aysén Region, and Blumar's negotiations with Agrosuper on November 9 regarding the sale of its salmon subsidiary.