# August 01st - Bunkers in Argentina - Antares Ship Agents

> Antares Ship Agents' daily Argentina bunker report says independent truck drivers are blocking entrances to the ports of Bahia Blanca and Necochea over government-regulated freight tariffs. The drivers say the tariffs no longer cover replacement costs amid inflation forecast near 50% this year. Tolls on the Parana and River Plate waterways are also in transition, with tender plans for dredging.

- Date: 2021-08-02 · published 2021-08-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45577-august-01st-bunkers-in-argentina-antares-ship-agents
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Port blockades and waterway toll changes raise Argentine export logistics costs and risk delays for soy and corn shipments, which supports Argentine FOB premiums and can lift global meal and corn prices if disruption persists.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2018-02-07 | [Argentina: Transporters halt shipments at ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66509-argentina-transporters-halt-shipments-at-ports.md) | +10.1% | +14.6% |
| SBM | 2020-12-01 | [Argentina Port Workers Strike, Affect Shipments \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49664-argentina-port-workers-strike-affect-shipments-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.7% | +8.6% |
| SBM | 2019-09-07 | [Argentine oil workers begin strike  - Ships & Ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57098-argentine-oil-workers-begin-strike-ships-and-ports.md) | +3.8% | +4.0% |
| SBM | 2025-03-17 | [March 17th - Update on grain harvesting and sowing - Antares Ship Agents](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13875-march-17th-update-on-grain-harvesting-and-sowing-antares-ship-agents.md) | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2018-02-07 | [Argentina: Transporters halt shipments at ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66509-argentina-transporters-halt-shipments-at-ports.md) | +0.5% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 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) | +1.7% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2018-10-19 | [Pending strike could hurt grain shipments in Argentina \| 2018-10-19  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62381-pending-strike-could-hurt-grain-shipments-in-argentina-2018-10-19-world-grain.md) | -2.9% | -6.2% |

## Sources

- antaresshipping.com: https://antaresshipping.com/news/august-01st-bunkers-in-argentina/

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