# Argentine grains port workers to strike after talks collapse | Financial Post

> Argentine grain port inspectors' union URGARA announced a 24-hour walk-off starting midnight Sunday after talks with the Private Ports Chamber on a collective work agreement collapsed. The stoppage was set to run through all of Monday, and the union planned to meet Labor Minister Claudio Moroni on Tuesday about conciliation.

- Date: 2020-09-27 · published 2020-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51122-argentine-grains-port-workers-to-strike-after-talks-collapse-financial-post
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Argentina is the top soymeal exporter and a major corn and soybean shipper, so halted port inspections delay export loadings and can tighten nearby supply while supporting meal and oil prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2020-09-29 | 1 | +3.8% | 3.0 | Announced the strike before it began, so the market anticipated the Argentine meal export disruption. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-04-24 | [Argentine transporters strike, threatening grains shipments \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13971-argentine-transporters-strike-threatening-grains-shipments-financial-post.md) | -0.7% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2017-03-30 | [Argentine Port Workers Suspend Strike after Protester Run Over](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72010-argentine-port-workers-suspend-strike-after-protester-run-over.md) | +0.9% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 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) | +1.2% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 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) | -2.4% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2021-05-24 | [Strike Hits Grain Exports at Argentine Port \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47128-strike-hits-grain-exports-at-argentine-port-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.3% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2020-12-01 | [Argentina Port Workers Strike, Affect Shipments \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49664-argentina-port-workers-strike-affect-shipments-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.9% | +10.9% |
| 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 | 2017-03-30 | [Argentine Port Workers Suspend Strike after Protester Run Over](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72010-argentine-port-workers-suspend-strike-after-protester-run-over.md) | -2.6% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/argentine-grains-port-workers-to-strike-after-talks-collapse
- marinelink.com: https://www.marinelink.com/news/argentine-grains-port-workers-strike-482000

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