The biggest dockworker strike in almost half a century is on its third day. If talks continue to stall for weeks, delaying the unloading of goods, it could spell trouble for at least one major retailer in Texas.

The union representing U.S. dockworkers has signaled that 45,000 members will walk off the job at midnight, kicking off a massive strike likely to shut down ports across the East and Gulf coasts.

Although the current strike has been suspended, agriculture groups are sounding the alarm about how another strike could impact farmers nationwide.

Some 45,000 dock workers went on strike Tuesday, idling ports from Florida to Texas, but the walkout’s impact on consumers and the larger economy hinges on how long it lasts. A port strike lasting more than a week would likely drive up the cost of fruit and vegetables at the supermarket,

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With 45,000 longshoremen at 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas on strike for the first time in decades, experts say the workers may wield the upper hand in their standoff with port operators over wages and the use of automation.