# Nationwide Strike Shuts Port of Rosario

> A one-day nationwide strike in Argentina halted industry, including the Rosario port, one of the world's busiest for soybean products. The CGT union led the action to demand compensation for inflation and peso depreciation.

- Date: 2018-09-27 · published 2018-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63043-nationwide-strike-shuts-port-of-rosario
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Argentine Peso (ARS per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDARS.md)

## Why it matters

A halt at Rosario stalls soymeal and soyoil shipments, tightening near-term export availability and supporting Argentine basis, while the peso slide adds currency pressure on exporters.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- USDARS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2018-09-25 | [Argentina national strike protests inflation, shuts grains port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62869-argentina-national-strike-protests-inflation-shuts-grains-port.md) | +1.9% | +2.7% |
| SBM | 2025-04-09 | [Strike halts grain ship traffic at Argentina's Rosario ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25141-strike-halts-grain-ship-traffic-at-argentina-s-rosario-ports.md) | +1.4% | -1.3% |
| SBM | 2020-03-21 | [Grain receivers will strike at ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54137-grain-receivers-will-strike-at-ports.md) | -0.6% | -12.2% |
| SBM | 2026-02-19 | [Argentine Labor Strike Hits Ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13811-argentine-labor-strike-hits-ports.md) | +5.7% | +6.9% |
| 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% |
| SBO | 2018-09-25 | [Argentina national strike protests inflation, shuts grains port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62869-argentina-national-strike-protests-inflation-shuts-grains-port.md) | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| SBO | 2025-04-09 | [Strike halts grain ship traffic at Argentina's Rosario ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25141-strike-halts-grain-ship-traffic-at-argentina-s-rosario-ports.md) | +3.2% | +4.5% |
| SBO | 2019-06-04 | [Argentina maritime union ends strike at Rosario grains hub \| Canadian HR Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58602-argentina-maritime-union-ends-strike-at-rosario-grains-hub-canadian-hr-reporter.md) | +0.1% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- maritime-executive.com: https://maritime-executive.com/article/nationwide-strike-shuts-port-of-rosario

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