# Argentine Grain Inspectors Launch 24-Hour Strike, Halting Shipping at Key Ports

> Argentine grain inspectors launched a 24-hour strike that halted shipments at Rosario river ports, with further stoppages planned at Buenos Aires ports and other sites during the week. The union is protesting port terminal rules and high taxes on wages.

- Date: 2023-04-17 · published 2023-04-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36421-argentine-grain-inspectors-launch-24-hour-strike-halting-shipping-at-key-ports
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Argentina is the top exporter of soybean oil and meal, so halted loadings delay export flows and can widen Argentine offer premiums while supporting meal and oil prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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% |
| SBM | 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) | +1.2% | -1.2% |
| 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 | 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) | -1.9% | -3.3% |
| 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 | 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 | 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

- gcaptain.com: https://gcaptain.com/argentine-grain-inspectors-launch-24-hour-strike-halting-shipping-at-key-ports/

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