# Argentina's Bahia Blanca grains port operating normally after strike suspended

> The Bahia Blanca grains port returned to normal operations after five days of disruption from a truckers' protest. Roadblocks had kept grain cargoes from reaching the port terminals during that period.

- Date: 2021-08-05 · published 2021-08-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45424-argentina-s-bahia-blanca-grains-port-operating-normally-after-strike-suspended
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

With the strike ended, export flows through Bahia Blanca are resuming and the backlog of cargoes can be cleared. The price impact is limited because the disruption has ended.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-12-28 | [Argentina Calls Meeting to End Grains Port Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49667-argentina-calls-meeting-to-end-grains-port-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +4.2% | +8.4% |
| 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 | 2020-08-28 | [Argentina: Grains Port Workers Delay Strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51435-argentina-grains-port-workers-delay-strike.md) | +3.4% | +7.0% |
| SOY | 2022-06-30 | [Argentina trucker strike ends, boosting grains exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14029-argentina-trucker-strike-ends-boosting-grains-exports.md) | -5.0% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2017-03-30 | [Argentine Port Workers Suspend Strike after Protester Run Over](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72010-argentine-port-workers-suspend-strike-after-protester-run-over.md) | -2.6% | -2.4% |
| SBM | 2024-08-12 | [Argentina grains shipments at ports normalizing after strike suspension \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13903-argentina-grains-shipments-at-ports-normalizing-after-strike-suspension-reuters.md) | -6.5% | -2.3% |
| SBM | 2024-06-06 | [Port strike suspended at Argentine grains hub, ensuring flow of goods \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13916-port-strike-suspended-at-argentine-grains-hub-ensuring-flow-of-goods-reuters.md) | +0.1% | +4.6% |
| SBM | 2020-12-28 | [Argentina Calls Meeting to End Grains Port Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49667-argentina-calls-meeting-to-end-grains-port-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +2.9% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/argentinas-bahia-blanca-grains-port-operating-normally-after-strike-suspended-idUSL1N2PC1VE/

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