# Colombia protests lose steam, but their economic toll rises

> Protest blockades at Colombia's Pacific port of Buenaventura have stopped exports, with about 378,000 tonnes of corn and other grains stuck according to the agriculture ministry. Roughly 1.8 million agriculture-linked jobs are reported at risk as the protests continue to weigh on the economy.

- Date: 2021-06-09 · published 2021-06-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Colombia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46605-colombia-protests-lose-steam-but-their-economic-toll-rises
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Stranded corn at a key Pacific port delays Colombian feed grain imports and export flows, a small but real demand and logistics factor for regional corn trade.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-06-28 | [Ukraine’s path to economic powerhouse runs through its rivers and sea ports - Jun. 28, 2018 \| KyivPost](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64379-ukraine-s-path-to-economic-powerhouse-runs-through-its-rivers-and-sea-ports-jun.md) | -1.1% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2023-02-23 | [Ag transportation costs ease, but issues linger \| Profitability \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37494-ag-transportation-costs-ease-but-issues-linger-profitability-farmweeknow-com.md) | -3.8% | -4.8% |
| CORN | 2019-05-17 | [Fertilizer Outlook - River opens, but too late for some products - Ritzville Warehouse Company](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59374-fertilizer-outlook-river-opens-but-too-late-for-some-products-ritzville.md) | +1.6% | +9.9% |
| CORN | 2021-06-17 | [Civil protests once again block KCS de Mexico main line to busy port - Trains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46602-civil-protests-once-again-block-kcs-de-mexico-main-line-to-busy-port-trains.md) | -2.4% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2022-06-08 | [Barge transport costs ease, but truck rates remain dizzying - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16701-barge-transport-costs-ease-but-truck-rates-remain-dizzying-mckeany-flavell.md) | -1.5% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombia-protests-lose-steam-their-economic-toll-rises-2021-06-09/

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