# Ship traffic stops at Argentine grains hub Rosario due to strike | The Western Producer

> Eleven unions representing dock and tug workers staged a second 48-hour work stoppage at Rosario, which handles about 80% of Argentina's agricultural exports. Ships could load and unload but not berth or unberth, halting traffic. The workers demand priority Covid-19 vaccinations.

- Date: 2021-05-27 · published 2021-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46939-ship-traffic-stops-at-argentine-grains-hub-rosario-due-to-strike-the-western
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Halted berthing at Rosario delays soybean meal, oil and grain exports, tightening near-term global supply and supporting soymeal and soybean prices. Freight and basis for Argentine origin cargoes are likely to rise.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-04-12 | [Argentine grains truck traffic grinds to a halt as strike hardens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41857-argentine-grains-truck-traffic-grinds-to-a-halt-as-strike-hardens.md) | +3.7% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2020-12-28 | [Loading of more than 140 grains ships in Argentina delayed due to strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49662-loading-of-more-than-140-grains-ships-in-argentina-delayed-due-to-strike.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 | 2020-11-11 | [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% |
| SOY | 2026-02-19 | [The Argentine maritime workers’ strike for reform of labor halts grain shipments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20631-the-argentine-maritime-workers-strike-for-reform-of-labor-halts-grain-shipments.md) | +1.3% | +2.5% |
| SBM | 2025-04-09 | [Strike halts grain ship traffic at Argentina's Rosario ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25141-strike-halts-grain-ship-traffic-at-argentina-s-rosario-ports.md) | +1.4% | -1.3% |
| SBM | 2022-04-12 | [Argentine grains truck traffic grinds to a halt as strike hardens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41857-argentine-grains-truck-traffic-grinds-to-a-halt-as-strike-hardens.md) | +1.2% | -11.0% |
| SBM | 2019-06-04 | [Argentina maritime union ends strike at Rosario grains hub \| Canadian HR Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58602-argentina-maritime-union-ends-strike-at-rosario-grains-hub-canadian-hr-reporter.md) | -2.2% | -4.9% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/ship-traffic-stops-at-argentine-grains-hub-rosario-due-to-strike/

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