# Argentine grains ports and crushing plants idled due to general strike - DatamarNews

> Argentine grain ports and soy crushing plants around Rosario were idled by a 24-hour nationwide general strike against austerity measures under President Milei. Chamber officials said none of the ports or factories were operating. The CRA farmers' group said it was not striking.

- Date: 2024-05-09 · published 2024-05-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13924-argentine-grains-ports-and-crushing-plants-idled-due-to-general-strike
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

A stoppage during peak harvest shipping halts meal and oil loadings from the world's largest soymeal exporter, tightening prompt supply and supporting meal and oil prices, though the strike was only 24 hours.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2020-09-28 | [Argentine port strike paralyzes the country's grain exports - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51123-argentine-port-strike-paralyzes-the-country-s-grain-exports-datamarnews.md) | +3.7% | +14.7% |
| 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 | 2021-05-24 | [Strike Hits Grain Exports at Argentine Port \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47128-strike-hits-grain-exports-at-argentine-port-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.7% | -6.8% |
| SBM | 2023-04-24 | [Argentine transporters strike, threatening grains shipments \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13971-argentine-transporters-strike-threatening-grains-shipments-financial-post.md) | -1.9% | -7.8% |
| SBM | 2018-02-06 | [Trucks strike threatens Argentine cereal exports and soy crushing industry — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66342-trucks-strike-threatens-argentine-cereal-exports-and-soy-crushing-industry.md) | +9.4% | +17.6% |
| SBO | 2023-04-24 | [Argentine transporters strike, threatening grains shipments \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13971-argentine-transporters-strike-threatening-grains-shipments-financial-post.md) | -1.4% | -12.4% |
| SBO | 2018-02-06 | [Trucks strike threatens Argentine cereal exports and soy crushing industry — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66342-trucks-strike-threatens-argentine-cereal-exports-and-soy-crushing-industry.md) | -2.0% | -0.6% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- datamarnews.com: https://datamarnews.com/noticias/argentine-grains-ports-and-crushing-plants-idled-due-to-general-strike/

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