# Soy-crush workers extend strike over pay to third day | Buenos Aires Times

> Oilseed plant workers extended their strike to a third consecutive day as wage talks with trading houses reached an impasse. The strike affects ports of major crushers including Viterra, Cargill and Louis Dreyfus. The crushing association estimates delays cost Argentina about US$50 million a day.

- Date: 2024-08-08 · published 2024-08-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13907-soy-crush-workers-extend-strike-over-pay-to-third-day-buenos-aires-times
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Argentina is the world's largest soymeal and soyoil exporter, so prolonged shipment delays tighten global supply and support prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2024-06-12 | [Workers to halt grain exports in Argentina against Milei’s reforms \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13919-workers-to-halt-grain-exports-in-argentina-against-milei-s-reforms-buenos-aires.md) | +0.8% | +2.6% |
| 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 | 2020-10-14 | [Argentine crush workers launch strike action over wage demands - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50481-argentine-crush-workers-launch-strike-action-over-wage-demands-fastmarkets.md) | +3.7% | +10.1% |
| SBM | 2017-03-30 | [Argentine Port Workers Suspend Strike after Protester Run Over](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72010-argentine-port-workers-suspend-strike-after-protester-run-over.md) | -1.9% | -1.7% |
| 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% |
| SBO | 2024-06-12 | [Workers to halt grain exports in Argentina against Milei’s reforms \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13919-workers-to-halt-grain-exports-in-argentina-against-milei-s-reforms-buenos-aires.md) | +1.0% | +9.5% |
| 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% |
| SBO | 2020-10-14 | [Argentine crush workers launch strike action over wage demands - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50481-argentine-crush-workers-launch-strike-action-over-wage-demands-fastmarkets.md) | -1.2% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- batimes.com.ar: https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/economy/argentina-soy-crush-workers-extend-strike-over-pay-to-third-day.phtml

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