# Argentine soybean mill workers strike creating unease in global meal market

> A national strike by Argentine soybean mill workers led to crusher and port shutdowns in the Rosario region after an incident between the Coast Guard and biodiesel plant workers. Chicago soybean meal futures reacted with volatility, and the strike comes before a harvest already expected to fall short of projections.

- Date: 2025-03-13 · published 2025-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13872-argentine-soybean-mill-workers-strike-creating-unease-in-global-meal-market
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Halted crushing and port loadings at Rosario, the main export hub, cut meal supply and support global soybean meal prices. The strike's duration will determine how much export volume is lost.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2022-04-19 | [Argentina port workers to go on strike in the middle of soybean, corn harvest \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41858-argentina-port-workers-to-go-on-strike-in-the-middle-of-soybean-corn-harvest-s.md) | -3.0% | -11.3% |
| SBM | 2020-12-14 | [Argentina's soybean crushers pull meal, oil offers as strikes continue - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49721-argentina-s-soybean-crushers-pull-meal-oil-offers-as-strikes-continue.md) | +5.6% | +21.5% |
| SBM | 2024-08-11 | [Argentina oilseed workers' strike nears one-week mark](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13906-argentina-oilseed-workers-strike-nears-one-week-mark.md) | -6.5% | -2.3% |
| SBM | 2024-08-06 | [Processed soybean workers in Argentina launch strike over wage dispute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13904-processed-soybean-workers-in-argentina-launch-strike-over-wage-dispute.md) | -9.4% | -11.3% |
| SBM | 2020-11-09 | [Argentine Grain Port Workers Strike Over Wages](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50155-argentine-grain-port-workers-strike-over-wages.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2022-04-19 | [Argentina port workers to go on strike in the middle of soybean, corn harvest \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41858-argentina-port-workers-to-go-on-strike-in-the-middle-of-soybean-corn-harvest-s.md) | -0.7% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2024-09-12 | [Brazilian soybean meal widens gap to Argentina \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28390-brazilian-soybean-meal-widens-gap-to-argentina-s-and-p-global.md) | +3.5% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2019-09-07 | [Argentine oil workers begin strike  - Ships & Ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57098-argentine-oil-workers-begin-strike-ships-and-ports.md) | +4.7% | +8.4% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/031325-argentine-soybean-mill-workers-strike-creating-unease-in-global-meal-market

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