# UPDATE 2-Argentine province orders ports strike to be lifted while wage talks resume

> Santa Fe province in Argentina ordered port construction workers to suspend a day-old strike that had blocked grain and soymeal shipments at the Rosario export hub. The province also mandated that wage negotiations between the UOCRA union and construction firms resume.

- Date: 2021-07-08 · published 2021-07-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46078-update-2-argentine-province-orders-ports-strike-to-be-lifted-while-wage-talks
- 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

Rosario handles about 80% of Argentina's agricultural exports, so even a short blockage delays soymeal and corn loadings and can tighten nearby spot supply. Prompt resolution limits the price impact, but any renewed stoppage would support soymeal and corn prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-09-07 | [Argentine oil workers begin strike  - Ships & Ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57098-argentine-oil-workers-begin-strike-ships-and-ports.md) | +4.7% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 2020-11-13 | [Lobby warns of national strike as Argentine crush workers’ wage talks…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49995-lobby-warns-of-national-strike-as-argentine-crush-workers-wage-talks.md) | +3.6% | +2.1% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 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) | +3.1% | +8.8% |
| CORN | 2026-02-19 | [Argentine Labor Strike Hits Ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13811-argentine-labor-strike-hits-ports.md) | +0.6% | +7.4% |
| CORN | 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) | +0.9% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- finance.yahoo.com: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/2-argentine-province-orders-ports-161118417.html
- maritimeprofessional.com: https://www.maritimeprofessional.com/news/argentine-province-orders-ports-strike-368992

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