# Strike halts grain exports in Argentina | 2019-05-29  | World Grain

> A nationwide strike in Argentina against austerity measures under President Macri shut airports and halted work at key grain ports on May 29, according to Reuters. Grain exports stopped at Rosario, the country's main agro-industrial hub. The strike comes as Macri's popularity falls ahead of October presidential elections.

- Date: 2019-05-29 · published 2019-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58924-strike-halts-grain-exports-in-argentina-2019-05-29-world-grain
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A halt at Rosario ports disrupts soybean meal and oil shipments, which can tighten nearby export supply and firm meal and oil prices briefly until flows resume.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2021-06-08 | [Customs strike to impact Argentina’s grain exports  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46603-customs-strike-to-impact-argentina-s-grain-exports-world-grain.md) | -3.3% | -1.6% |
| SBM | 2018-06-25 | [Argentina's grain exports halt in strike against Macri - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64373-argentina-s-grain-exports-halt-in-strike-against-macri-grainews.md) | -1.9% | -3.3% |
| SBM | 2019-06-04 | [Strike halts grain exports in Argentina - U.S. Identity Preserved Alliance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58440-strike-halts-grain-exports-in-argentina-u-s-identity-preserved-alliance.md) | -2.2% | -4.9% |
| SBM | 2018-10-19 | [Pending strike could hurt grain shipments in Argentina \| 2018-10-19  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62381-pending-strike-could-hurt-grain-shipments-in-argentina-2018-10-19-world-grain.md) | -3.8% | -3.4% |
| SBM | 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) | -0.7% | -6.8% |
| SBO | 2018-06-25 | [Argentina's grain exports halt in strike against Macri - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64373-argentina-s-grain-exports-halt-in-strike-against-macri-grainews.md) | -0.3% | -4.2% |
| SBO | 2019-06-04 | [Strike halts grain exports in Argentina - U.S. Identity Preserved Alliance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58440-strike-halts-grain-exports-in-argentina-u-s-identity-preserved-alliance.md) | +0.1% | +2.3% |
| SBO | 2018-10-19 | [Pending strike could hurt grain shipments in Argentina \| 2018-10-19  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62381-pending-strike-could-hurt-grain-shipments-in-argentina-2018-10-19-world-grain.md) | -2.2% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/12119-strike-halts-grain-exports-in-argentina

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