# Supply of soy to Argentine livestock feed factories down by half and falling

> The Rosario grains exchange reports soybean supplies to Argentine crushing plants are down by half and still falling. Municipalities citing health concerns are defying a government order to let cargo trucks reach the plants.

- Date: 2020-03-27 · published 2020-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11213-supply-of-soy-to-argentine-livestock-feed-factories-down-by-half-and-falling
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced soybean deliveries to Argentine crushers cut meal and oil output, supporting global soybean meal prices and tightening export availability.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-12-22 | [Strike in Argentina affects livestock feed exports \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49497-strike-in-argentina-affects-livestock-feed-exports-feed-strategy.md) | +4.2% | +10.2% |
| SOY | 2021-08-19 | [Argentinian soy meal market surges on demand, slow farmer selling \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45644-argentinian-soy-meal-market-surges-on-demand-slow-farmer-selling-s-and-p-global.md) | -0.9% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2021-11-04 | [Argentine oilseed workers ordered by government to end hours-long strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14069-argentine-oilseed-workers-ordered-by-government-to-end-hours-long-strike.md) | -2.3% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2021-01-06 | [Soya prices stay firm despite end to Argentina's dock strike - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11546-soya-prices-stay-firm-despite-end-to-argentina-s-dock-strike-farmers-weekly.md) | +5.3% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2020-09-29 | [Argentine cereal and oilseed exports stopped by grain inspectors' strike — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50973-argentine-cereal-and-oilseed-exports-stopped-by-grain-inspectors-strike.md) | +2.5% | +9.2% |
| SBM | 2020-04-20 | [Labor and trucking woes hamper global food supply – Wyoming Livestock Roundup](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53682-labor-and-trucking-woes-hamper-global-food-supply-wyoming-livestock-roundup.md) | -0.2% | -0.2% |
| SBM | 2020-12-22 | [Strike in Argentina affects livestock feed exports \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49497-strike-in-argentina-affects-livestock-feed-exports-feed-strategy.md) | +3.6% | +8.2% |
| SBM | 2021-09-28 | [Argentine exports of soy and oil products down $620 mi due to low water level on Paraná River - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44929-argentine-exports-of-soy-and-oil-products-down-620-mi-due-to-low-water-level-on.md) | -4.2% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-argentina-grains/supply-of-soy-to-argentine-livestock-feed-factories-down-by-half-and-falling-idUSKBN21E2FH/

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