# Argentina grain inspectors, agro-export companies continue talks as strike drags on

> Argentina's grain inspectors' union Urgara is negotiating with agro-export companies to end a 28-day strike that has stalled operations at some top agricultural ports. The talks continue without a settlement.

- Date: 2021-01-06 · published 2021-01-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49001-argentina-grain-inspectors-agro-export-companies-continue-talks-as-strike-drags
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Stalled port loadings delay Argentine soybean and meal exports, which tightens near-term export availability and supports prices until shipments resume.

## Read by commodity

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

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-05 | 5 | +8.4% | 2.9 | The ongoing Argentine port strike kept grain shipments stalled, tightening export supply. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 2020-09-29 | [Argentine cereal and oilseed exports stopped by grain inspectors' strike — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50973-argentine-cereal-and-oilseed-exports-stopped-by-grain-inspectors-strike.md) | +2.5% | +9.2% |
| SOY | 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% | -0.2% |
| SBM | 2023-04-06 | [Grain Inspectors Strike in Argentina, More Labor Unrest Expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13972-grain-inspectors-strike-in-argentina-more-labor-unrest-expected.md) | +2.0% | -4.9% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 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) | -0.7% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/argentina-grains/argentina-grain-inspectors-agro-export-companies-continue-talks-as-strike-drags-on-idUSL1N2JH01Y/

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