# Argentine transporters strike, threatening grains shipments | Financial Post

> A transporters union began an indefinite strike blocking truck access to the Rosario agro-port hub in Santa Fe province. Trucks carry more than 80% of Argentine grain transport, and the union is demanding higher freight tariffs. Exporters reported shipments steady for now but reserves are low.

- Date: 2023-04-24 · published 2023-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13971-argentine-transporters-strike-threatening-grains-shipments-financial-post
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Blocked truck access to Rosario, one of the world's largest export hubs, threatens shipments of soymeal, soyoil and corn while stocks are already depleted by drought, supporting meal and oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2020-09-27 | [Argentine grains port workers to strike after talks collapse \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51122-argentine-grains-port-workers-to-strike-after-talks-collapse-financial-post.md) | +3.7% | +14.7% |
| SBM | 2018-02-07 | [Argentina: Transporters halt shipments at ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66509-argentina-transporters-halt-shipments-at-ports.md) | +10.1% | +14.6% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2021-06-03 | [Argentine oilseed and grain shipments under threat from new strike…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46406-argentine-oilseed-and-grain-shipments-under-threat-from-new-strike.md) | -1.8% | -4.4% |
| SBM | 2025-04-09 | [Strike halts grain ship traffic at Argentina's Rosario ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25141-strike-halts-grain-ship-traffic-at-argentina-s-rosario-ports.md) | +1.4% | -1.3% |
| SBO | 2021-06-03 | [Argentine oilseed and grain shipments under threat from new strike…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46406-argentine-oilseed-and-grain-shipments-under-threat-from-new-strike.md) | +2.9% | -8.3% |
| SBO | 2025-04-09 | [Strike halts grain ship traffic at Argentina's Rosario ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25141-strike-halts-grain-ship-traffic-at-argentina-s-rosario-ports.md) | +3.2% | +4.5% |
| SBO | 2023-04-17 | [Argentine Grain Inspectors Launch 24-Hour Strike, Halting Shipping at Key Ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36421-argentine-grain-inspectors-launch-24-hour-strike-halting-shipping-at-key-ports.md) | +0.2% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/argentine-transporters-strike-threatening-grains-shipments

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