# March 17th - Update on grain harvesting and sowing - Antares Ship Agents

> Argentine port agents report higher-than-normal maize exports through upriver ports in January and February, now fading as the new harvest arrives. Buenos Aires and Rosario forecast soybean crops of 49.6 and 52 million tons. Vicentin staff remain on strike over unpaid February wages, affecting berth and crushing operations.

- Date: 2025-03-17 · published 2025-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13875-march-17th-update-on-grain-harvesting-and-sowing-antares-ship-agents
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The new maize harvest adds export supply and weighs on corn prices. The ongoing Vicentin strike disrupts meal crushing and shipping, supporting meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-09-18 | [Shipping market: The good, bad and ugly \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16764-shipping-market-the-good-bad-and-ugly-world-grain.md) | +0.5% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2024-09-04 | [Low water levels on the Mississippi River impact barges and grain exports before harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16513-low-water-levels-on-the-mississippi-river-impact-barges-and-grain-exports.md) | -1.4% | +4.9% |
| CORN | 2018-12-04 | [Ukraine resumes grain shipments from Azov Sea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61436-ukraine-resumes-grain-shipments-from-azov-sea.md) | +0.5% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2024-08-30 | [Ukraine. Logistics 2024/25 – Greater Odessa ports handling more and more grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14277-ukraine-logistics-2024-25-greater-odessa-ports-handling-more-and-more-grain.md) | +4.1% | +5.9% |
| CORN | 2025-02-01 | [Shortage of grain cargoes from Ukraine affects the Panamax market \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16966-shortage-of-grain-cargoes-from-ukraine-affects-the-panamax-market-ukrainian-and.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| SBM | 2021-08-02 | [August 01st - Bunkers in Argentina - Antares Ship Agents](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45577-august-01st-bunkers-in-argentina-antares-ship-agents.md) | +1.4% | +0.0% |
| SBM | 2026-02-19 | [Strike Paralyzes Argentina Major Ports, Halts Grain Shipments and Disrupts Trade - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20628-strike-paralyzes-argentina-major-ports-halts-grain-shipments-and-disrupts-trade.md) | +5.7% | +6.9% |
| SBM | 2021-06-03 | [Argentine oilseed and grain shipments under threat from new strike…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46406-argentine-oilseed-and-grain-shipments-under-threat-from-new-strike.md) | -1.8% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- antaresshipping.com: https://antaresshipping.com/news/march-17th-update-on-grain-harvesting-and-sowing/

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