# Soy, sugar traders fight for space in Latam's largest port; costs jump

> Soy and sugar traders are competing for loading slots at Brazil's Santos port, Latin America's largest, as congestion builds. The slowest Brazilian soy harvest in 10 years pushed export volumes into the sugar season. Shipping costs are rising and arrivals may be delayed.

- Date: 2021-03-23 · published 2021-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48144-soy-sugar-traders-fight-for-space-in-latam-s-largest-port-costs-jump
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Port congestion raises freight and delays deliveries, adding to the cost of Brazilian soy and sugar supplies that buyers depend on. Tight Brazilian soy supply with near seven-year highs in prices supports firmer soybean and meal values.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-07-18 | [Soy and corn barge bids firm; freight costs eyed — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23940-soy-and-corn-barge-bids-firm-freight-costs-eyed-tradingview-news.md) | -1.7% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2017-07-06 | [The record high soybean import is cause for the Chinese ports' collapse.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70039-the-record-high-soybean-import-is-cause-for-the-chinese-ports-collapse.md) | +4.1% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2023-03-31 | [Grain inspectors strike likely to impact Argentina's soybean, corn trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13975-grain-inspectors-strike-likely-to-impact-argentina-s-soybean-corn-trade.md) | +1.2% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2023-04-04 | [Grain inspectors strike likely to impact Argentina’s soybean, corn trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13970-grain-inspectors-strike-likely-to-impact-argentina-s-soybean-corn-trade.md) | -1.6% | -5.4% |
| SOY | 2022-04-19 | [Argentina port workers to go on strike in the middle of soybean, corn harvest \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41858-argentina-port-workers-to-go-on-strike-in-the-middle-of-soybean-corn-harvest-s.md) | -0.7% | -3.4% |
| SBM | 2022-02-16 | [Louis Dreyfus reports fire at largest U.S. soy processing plant](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42779-louis-dreyfus-reports-fire-at-largest-u-s-soy-processing-plant.md) | +3.0% | +10.9% |
| SBM | 2017-07-06 | [The record high soybean import is cause for the Chinese ports' collapse.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70039-the-record-high-soybean-import-is-cause-for-the-chinese-ports-collapse.md) | +5.7% | -2.4% |
| SBM | 2023-04-04 | [Grain inspectors strike likely to impact Argentina’s soybean, corn trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13970-grain-inspectors-strike-likely-to-impact-argentina-s-soybean-corn-trade.md) | -1.4% | -6.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/soy-sugar-traders-fight-space-latams-largest-port-costs-jump-2021-03-23/

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