# Argentina oilseed workers' strike nears one-week mark

> The strike at Argentine oilseed plants was approaching its seventh day as wage talks stalled. It mainly affects terminals north of Rosario on the Parana River, which ship more than 80% of Argentina's agricultural and agro-industrial exports.

- Date: 2024-08-11 · published 2024-08-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13906-argentina-oilseed-workers-strike-nears-one-week-mark
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A prolonged halt to crushing and shipping tightens near-term supply of soymeal and soyoil and keeps prices firm.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2025-03-12 | [Argentina oilseed strike called off but Vicentin workers stick to plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13871-argentina-oilseed-strike-called-off-but-vicentin-workers-stick-to-plan.md) | +1.6% | -0.4% |
| SBM | 2019-09-07 | [Argentine oil workers begin strike  - Ships & Ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57098-argentine-oil-workers-begin-strike-ships-and-ports.md) | +3.8% | +4.0% |
| SBM | 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) | -0.2% | +3.0% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2020-12-01 | [Argentina Port Workers Strike, Affect Shipments \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49664-argentina-port-workers-strike-affect-shipments-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.7% | +8.6% |
| SBO | 2025-03-12 | [Argentina oilseed strike called off but Vicentin workers stick to plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13871-argentina-oilseed-strike-called-off-but-vicentin-workers-stick-to-plan.md) | +1.6% | +7.9% |
| SBO | 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) | -3.0% | -6.6% |
| SBO | 2020-11-09 | [Argentine Grain Port Workers Strike Over Wages](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50155-argentine-grain-port-workers-strike-over-wages.md) | +5.1% | +10.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/argentina-oilseed-workers-strike-nears-one-week-mark-2024-08-11/

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