# Argentine soybean oil market shakes off pilot strike, prices tick higher | S&P Global

> Argentine soybean oil FOB Up River prices for September loading moved only slightly during a four-day maritime pilotage strike that ended Aug. 5. Platts assessed prices at $1,190.28/mt on Aug. 3 and $1,193.14/mt on Aug. 5, a rise of about $2.86/mt. The pilots resumed work after the government withdrew a deregulation decree and accepted a 20% cut in service tariffs.

- Date: 2026-08-05 · published 2026-08-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13780-argentine-soybean-oil-market-shakes-off-pilot-strike-prices-tick-higher-s-and-p
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Exporters treated the stoppage as a short-term logistics issue rather than a supply loss, so physical soybean oil availability and export basis stayed stable. Price impact was limited, and the market is likely to stay neutral unless delays return.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2021-03-23 | [Argentina's crush workers suspend strike threat pending fresh talks - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47974-argentina-s-crush-workers-suspend-strike-threat-pending-fresh-talks-fastmarkets.md) | -5.7% | +2.8% |
| SBO | 2026-09-08 | [Grain exports flow again as Argentina reaches deal with striking pilots \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17500-grain-exports-flow-again-as-argentina-reaches-deal-with-striking-pilots-world.md) | +0.7% | +0.1% |
| SBO | 2020-07-20 | [Argentina's loss in soy oil exports due to Paraná river drought is Brazil's gain - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51948-argentina-s-loss-in-soy-oil-exports-due-to-parana-river-drought-is-brazil-s.md) | -0.4% | +5.4% |
| SBO | 2026-10-29 | [UZ: to get priority, oil workers must form route trains \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2095-uz-to-get-priority-oil-workers-must-form-route-trains-ukrainian-and-world.md) | -0.8% | — |
| SBO | 2026-06-29 | [The Quiet Month: Ukraine's Sunflower Oil Exports Sink to a Two-Year Low \| GLOBOIL Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12626-the-quiet-month-ukraine-s-sunflower-oil-exports-sink-to-a-two-year-low-globoil.md) | -0.9% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/080526-argentine-soybean-oil-market-shakes-off-pilot-strike-prices-tick-higher

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