# Argentine trucker protest slashes grains delivery, threatening exports and milling | Reuters

> On a Wednesday in June 2022, 889 grain trucks reached Rosario terminals on the Parana River, 76% fewer than a year earlier, according to the Rosario Grains Exchange. More than 80% of Argentina's export-bound grains move by truck.

- Date: 2022-06-29 · published 2022-06-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14024-argentine-trucker-protest-slashes-grains-delivery-threatening-exports-and
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Trucker protest disruption cuts near-term export shipments from Argentina's main port hub, tightening available supply and supporting world grain and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-21 | [Teamsters protesting and blocking Argentine highways threaten domestic supplies and grain exports — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49135-teamsters-protesting-and-blocking-argentine-highways-threaten-domestic-supplies.md) | +3.8% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 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) | -0.7% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2022-04-14 | [Argentina grains truckers and government set virtual meeting to end strike \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14042-argentina-grains-truckers-and-government-set-virtual-meeting-to-end-strike.md) | +3.1% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 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) | +1.3% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2021-02-03 | [Argentine Grain Exports Hit by Trucker Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48462-argentine-grain-exports-hit-by-trucker-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.3% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2022-04-14 | [Argentina grains truckers and government set virtual meeting to end strike \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14042-argentina-grains-truckers-and-government-set-virtual-meeting-to-end-strike.md) | +4.3% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 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) | +3.3% | +9.8% |
| SOY | 2020-04-06 | [Argentine grains port workers request exports be suspended due to pandemic - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53677-argentine-grains-port-workers-request-exports-be-suspended-due-to-pandemic.md) | +0.0% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentine-trucker-protest-slashes-grains-delivery-threatening-exports-milling-2022-06-29/

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