# Workers to halt grain exports in Argentina against Milei’s reforms | Buenos Aires Times

> Argentine oilseed workers announced an indefinite halt to activity at grain export ports and crushing plants outside Rosario, starting at midnight Wednesday. The protest targets the labor and deregulation reform bill promoted by President Milei, which the Senate was set to debate.

- Date: 2024-06-12 · published 2024-06-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13919-workers-to-halt-grain-exports-in-argentina-against-milei-s-reforms-buenos-aires
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

An indefinite stoppage at major crushing and export facilities would cut soymeal and soyoil shipments, supporting meal and oil prices until the dispute is resolved.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2018-06-25 | [Argentina's grain exports halt in strike against Macri - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64373-argentina-s-grain-exports-halt-in-strike-against-macri-grainews.md) | -1.9% | -3.3% |
| SBM | 2020-03-23 | [Virus hobbles Argentina's biggest soy exporters – with harvest nearing \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53986-virus-hobbles-argentina-s-biggest-soy-exporters-with-harvest-nearing-buenos.md) | -0.6% | -12.2% |
| SBM | 2019-05-29 | [Strike halts grain exports in Argentina \| 2019-05-29  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58924-strike-halts-grain-exports-in-argentina-2019-05-29-world-grain.md) | +2.6% | +0.9% |
| SBM | 2021-06-08 | [Customs strike to impact Argentina’s grain exports  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46603-customs-strike-to-impact-argentina-s-grain-exports-world-grain.md) | -3.3% | -1.6% |
| SBM | 2026-02-19 | [The Argentine maritime workers’ strike for reform of labor halts grain shipments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20631-the-argentine-maritime-workers-strike-for-reform-of-labor-halts-grain-shipments.md) | +5.7% | +6.9% |
| SBO | 2018-06-25 | [Argentina's grain exports halt in strike against Macri - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64373-argentina-s-grain-exports-halt-in-strike-against-macri-grainews.md) | -0.3% | -4.2% |
| SBO | 2020-03-23 | [Virus hobbles Argentina's biggest soy exporters – with harvest nearing \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53986-virus-hobbles-argentina-s-biggest-soy-exporters-with-harvest-nearing-buenos.md) | +4.7% | +1.3% |
| SBO | 2019-05-29 | [Strike halts grain exports in Argentina \| 2019-05-29  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58924-strike-halts-grain-exports-in-argentina-2019-05-29-world-grain.md) | +0.7% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- batimes.com.ar: https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/workers-to-halt-grain-exports-in-argentina-against-mileis-reforms.phtml

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