# Argentina port workers to go on strike in the middle of soybean, corn harvest | S&P Global

> Argentine port workers announced a one-day strike for April 28 over delays in awarding port tenders. The action falls during the soybean and corn harvest, when ports depend heavily on steady throughput. Truckers had already ended their strike on April 14.

- Date: 2022-04-19 · published 2022-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41858-argentina-port-workers-to-go-on-strike-in-the-middle-of-soybean-corn-harvest-s
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A port stoppage during peak harvest could delay Argentine soymeal, soyoil and corn loadings, modestly supporting world prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-03-13 | [Argentine soybean mill workers strike creating unease in global meal market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13872-argentine-soybean-mill-workers-strike-creating-unease-in-global-meal-market.md) | +2.1% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2024-05-02 | [Argentina’s Soybean Crushers Strike Just as Harvest Gathers Pace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13921-argentina-s-soybean-crushers-strike-just-as-harvest-gathers-pace.md) | +4.9% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 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) | +1.2% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2023-04-04 | [Grain inspectors strike likely to impact Argentina’s soybean, corn trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13970-grain-inspectors-strike-likely-to-impact-argentina-s-soybean-corn-trade.md) | -1.6% | -5.4% |
| SOY | 2020-11-11 | [Grain Port Worker Strike Delays Ships in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50154-grain-port-worker-strike-delays-ships-in-argentina.md) | +2.8% | +1.8% |
| SBM | 2025-03-13 | [Argentine soybean mill workers strike creating unease in global meal market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13872-argentine-soybean-mill-workers-strike-creating-unease-in-global-meal-market.md) | +1.5% | +1.0% |
| SBM | 2024-04-29 | [Argentina’s Soybean Crushers Strike Just as Harvest Gathers Pace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13927-argentina-s-soybean-crushers-strike-just-as-harvest-gathers-pace.md) | +6.0% | +11.1% |
| SBM | 2024-05-02 | [Argentina’s Soybean Crushers Strike Just as Harvest Gathers Pace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13921-argentina-s-soybean-crushers-strike-just-as-harvest-gathers-pace.md) | +8.4% | +6.3% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/041922-argentina-port-workers-to-go-on-strike-in-the-middle-of-soybean-corn-harvest

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