# Farmers begin four-day strike, the first under Alberto Fernández | Buenos Aires Times

> Four Argentine farmers' unions began a four-day halt in grain and livestock marketing on Monday, March 9. The action protests the rise in soybean and derivative export duties from 30% to 33%. It is the first agricultural strike against President Alberto Fernández's government.

- Date: 2020-03-09 · published 2020-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53988-farmers-begin-four-day-strike-the-first-under-alberto-fernandez-buenos-aires
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Withholding sales removes soybean and product supply from export markets for several days, which can firm prices. Ongoing tax friction also raises the risk of further supply disruption during harvest.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-03-06 | [Farmers unions call four-day strike after rise in soy duties \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53990-farmers-unions-call-four-day-strike-after-rise-in-soy-duties-buenos-aires-times.md) | -3.8% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2020-03-09 | [Argentine farmers begin four day sales strike to protest higher export taxes — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53992-argentine-farmers-begin-four-day-sales-strike-to-protest-higher-export-taxes.md) | -4.1% | -3.3% |
| SOY | 2026-07-30 | [Farmers slow soy sales, but it’s actually good news for the economy - Buenos Aires Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13786-farmers-slow-soy-sales-but-it-s-actually-good-news-for-the-economy-buenos-aires.md) | -2.2% | +6.5% |
| SOY | 2021-09-01 | [Argentine farmers consider grains strike over beef export cap
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44931-argentine-farmers-consider-grains-strike-over-beef-export-cap-the-cattle-site.md) | -2.2% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2020-03-06 | [Argentine farmers plan strike against tax hike as tensions bubble](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53983-argentine-farmers-plan-strike-against-tax-hike-as-tensions-bubble.md) | -3.8% | -3.4% |
| SBM | 2020-03-06 | [Farmers unions call four-day strike after rise in soy duties \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53990-farmers-unions-call-four-day-strike-after-rise-in-soy-duties-buenos-aires-times.md) | -0.6% | +2.9% |
| SBM | 2020-03-09 | [Argentine farmers begin four day sales strike to protest higher export taxes — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53992-argentine-farmers-begin-four-day-sales-strike-to-protest-higher-export-taxes.md) | -1.8% | +0.6% |
| SBM | 2025-05-21 | [Milei stumbles in bid to unchain farmers as soy tax break ends \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13858-milei-stumbles-in-bid-to-unchain-farmers-as-soy-tax-break-ends-buenos-aires.md) | +1.2% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- batimes.com.ar: https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/economy/farmers-begin-four-day-strike-the-first-under-alberto-fernandez.phtml

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