# Grain inspectors strike likely to impact Argentina’s soybean, corn trade

> URGARA, the grain inspectors union, began an indefinite strike on March 30 demanding higher wages amid inflation above 100%. The strike is expected to curtail Argentina's soybean and corn exports just as harvest begins, and basis prices rose on supply concerns.

- Date: 2023-04-04 · published 2023-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13970-grain-inspectors-strike-likely-to-impact-argentina-s-soybean-corn-trade
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Halted inspections slow shipments from the world's top soymeal and soyoil exporter, tightening near-term export supplies and lifting Argentine basis and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2023-03-31 | [Grain inspectors strike likely to impact Argentina's soybean, corn trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13975-grain-inspectors-strike-likely-to-impact-argentina-s-soybean-corn-trade.md) | -0.7% | -3.8% |
| SBM | 2023-03-30 | [Argentina's grains inspectors union to launch strike
						 \| The Dairy Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36874-argentina-s-grains-inspectors-union-to-launch-strike-the-dairy-site.md) | -1.0% | -4.8% |
| 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 | 2023-04-06 | [Grain Inspectors Strike in Argentina, More Labor Unrest Expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13972-grain-inspectors-strike-in-argentina-more-labor-unrest-expected.md) | +2.0% | -4.9% |
| SBM | 2021-01-06 | [Argentina grain inspectors, agro-export companies continue talks as strike drags on](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49001-argentina-grain-inspectors-agro-export-companies-continue-talks-as-strike-drags.md) | +7.2% | +0.5% |
| SBO | 2023-03-30 | [Argentina's grains inspectors union to launch strike
						 \| The Dairy Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36874-argentina-s-grains-inspectors-union-to-launch-strike-the-dairy-site.md) | +1.8% | -4.8% |
| SBO | 2023-04-06 | [Grain Inspectors Strike in Argentina, More Labor Unrest Expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13972-grain-inspectors-strike-in-argentina-more-labor-unrest-expected.md) | -4.6% | -8.1% |
| SBO | 2017-05-31 | [Argentina port inspectors to begin three-day strike - Ships & Ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70324-argentina-port-inspectors-to-begin-three-day-strike-ships-and-ports.md) | -0.1% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/grain-inspectors-strike-likely-to-impact-argentinas-soybean-corn-trade/

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