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Argentine crushers pulled meal and oil offers from the spot market as an oilseed workers' strike persisted. No old-crop soyoil or soymeal offers were available at Up River.
January soyoil shipments were bid 5.20 cents over CBOT, and industry losses from the strikes were estimated at about $300 million.
Argentina is the world's largest soymeal and soyoil exporter, so withheld supply tightens global meal and oil markets and supports prices.
fastmarkets.comJuan Pedro Tomas, Rei GeyssensDec 14, 2020After 167 past bullish logistics events, Soybean Meal moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.8% to +2.9%), and -1.2% over 20.
After 85 past bullish logistics events, Soybean Oil moved a median +0.7% over 5 sessions (64% higher; middle half -1.3% to +2.7%), and +3.1% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Argentine crushers pulled meal offers from the spot market during the oilseed workers' strike, directly tightening global soymeal supply (Argentina is the top meal exporter) and starting the rally.
