# Argentine port strike with port-side grain inspectors ends | 2021-01-08  | World Grain

> Argentina's port-side grain inspectors and export companies reached a deal to end a strike that began December 9, 2020. The agreement allows soy, corn and wheat shipments to resume, and a parallel oilseed workers deal included a 25% salary increase from January to August.

- Date: 2021-01-08 · published 2021-01-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49136-argentine-port-strike-with-port-side-grain-inspectors-ends-2021-01-08-world
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Restored grain and oilseed shipments from Argentina reduce the supply squeeze in export markets, which weighs on soybean and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-01-07 | [Argentine Grains Inspectors End Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49137-argentine-grains-inspectors-end-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +3.4% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2020-12-28 | [Argentina Calls Meeting to End Grains Port Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49667-argentina-calls-meeting-to-end-grains-port-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +4.2% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 2022-06-30 | [Argentina trucker strike ends, boosting grains exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14029-argentina-trucker-strike-ends-boosting-grains-exports.md) | -5.0% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2020-12-30 | [Argentine soy crushers sign deal with oilseed workers, ending strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49491-argentine-soy-crushers-sign-deal-with-oilseed-workers-ending-strike.md) | +5.4% | +4.5% |
| SOY | 2020-12-30 | [Argentine soy workers reach deal on wage hike, ending strike \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49496-argentine-soy-workers-reach-deal-on-wage-hike-ending-strike-buenos-aires-times.md) | +5.4% | +4.5% |
| SBM | 2021-01-07 | [Argentine Grains Inspectors End Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49137-argentine-grains-inspectors-end-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +4.1% | +0.5% |
| SBM | 2020-12-28 | [Argentina Calls Meeting to End Grains Port Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49667-argentina-calls-meeting-to-end-grains-port-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +2.9% | +4.6% |
| SBM | 2022-06-30 | [Argentina trucker strike ends, boosting grains exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14029-argentina-trucker-strike-ends-boosting-grains-exports.md) | -0.8% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/14710-argentine-port-strike-with-port-side-grain-inspectors-ends

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