# Argentine port workers cease activity for 24 hours - Brownfield Ag News

> URGARA announced a 24-hour strike of Argentine port workers starting at midnight after failing to negotiate with the Chamber of Private Ports. The union said it will not drop demands for higher purchasing power and shorter hours, and it will meet the Labor Ministry on Tuesday.

- Date: 2020-09-28 · published 2020-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51127-argentine-port-workers-cease-activity-for-24-hours-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A one-day halt at Argentina's grain ports delays soymeal and corn loadings, which can support meal and corn prices in the short term.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2020-09-29 | 1 | +3.8% | 3.0 | Confirms the 24-hour Argentine port stoppage, a supply disruption for meal exports. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2019-09-07 | [Argentine oil workers begin strike  - Ships & Ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57098-argentine-oil-workers-begin-strike-ships-and-ports.md) | +3.8% | +4.0% |
| SBM | 2020-11-09 | [Argentine Grain Port Workers Strike Over Wages](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50155-argentine-grain-port-workers-strike-over-wages.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |
| SBM | 2025-04-10 | [Argentine workers launch widespread 24-hour strike against Milei's austerity measures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25146-argentine-workers-launch-widespread-24-hour-strike-against-milei-s-austerity.md) | +1.1% | -2.3% |
| SBM | 2021-07-31 | [Port workers' strikes hinder Argentine exports of cereals — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45899-port-workers-strikes-hinder-argentine-exports-of-cereals-mercopress.md) | +1.4% | +0.0% |
| SBM | 2020-09-27 | [Argentine grains port workers to strike after talks collapse \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51122-argentine-grains-port-workers-to-strike-after-talks-collapse-financial-post.md) | +3.7% | +14.7% |
| CORN | 2024-10-22 | [Soybeans, corn continue to rise - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11150-soybeans-corn-continue-to-rise-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.0% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2025-04-10 | [Argentine workers launch widespread 24-hour strike against Milei's austerity measures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25146-argentine-workers-launch-widespread-24-hour-strike-against-milei-s-austerity.md) | +3.1% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2021-07-31 | [Port workers' strikes hinder Argentine exports of cereals — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45899-port-workers-strikes-hinder-argentine-exports-of-cereals-mercopress.md) | +1.0% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/argentine-port-workers-cease-activity-for-24-hours/

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