# Argentina grains truckers and government set virtual meeting to end strike | Reuters

> Argentine grain truckers, who move up to 85% of the country's grain to ports, have been on strike since Monday. Talks with the government to end the strike failed on Wednesday.

- Date: 2022-04-14 · published 2022-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14042-argentina-grains-truckers-and-government-set-virtual-meeting-to-end-strike
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A prolonged trucking strike can delay grain shipments from a major exporter, tightening nearby supplies and supporting export prices for soybeans and corn.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-11-04 | [Argentine oilseed workers ordered by government to end hours-long strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14069-argentine-oilseed-workers-ordered-by-government-to-end-hours-long-strike.md) | -2.3% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2022-06-29 | [Argentine trucker protest slashes grains delivery, threatening exports and milling \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14024-argentine-trucker-protest-slashes-grains-delivery-threatening-exports-and.md) | -5.0% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2026-04-20 | [Trucker strike at Argentina grains port drags on after $450m hit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19733-trucker-strike-at-argentina-grains-port-drags-on-after-450m-hit.md) | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2022-04-12 | [Argentine grains truck traffic grinds to a halt as strike hardens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41857-argentine-grains-truck-traffic-grinds-to-a-halt-as-strike-hardens.md) | +3.7% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 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) | +1.8% | +8.1% |
| CORN | 2022-06-29 | [Argentine trucker protest slashes grains delivery, threatening exports and milling \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14024-argentine-trucker-protest-slashes-grains-delivery-threatening-exports-and.md) | +1.2% | -16.3% |
| CORN | 2026-04-20 | [Trucker strike at Argentina grains port drags on after $450m hit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19733-trucker-strike-at-argentina-grains-port-drags-on-after-450m-hit.md) | +1.2% | +2.9% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentina-grains-truckers-government-set-virtual-meeting-end-strike-2022-04-14/

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