# Trucks strike threatens Argentine cereal exports and soy crushing industry — MercoPress

> Grain truck owners in Argentina are protesting for higher freight rates, slowing grain transport. CIARA-CEC said exporters and crushers could run out of soy, corn and wheat within a day or two if shipments halt, with 56% fewer trucks arriving at Rosario on Monday than a week earlier.

- Date: 2018-02-06 · published 2018-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66342-trucks-strike-threatens-argentine-cereal-exports-and-soy-crushing-industry
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Rosario handles about 80% of Argentine agri exports, so a prolonged halt would tighten near-term export supply and crush output, supporting soybean meal and oil and corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2020-12-23 | [Weather and ports' strike in Argentina boosting soy and cereals prices — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49495-weather-and-ports-strike-in-argentina-boosting-soy-and-cereals-prices-mercopress.md) | +4.2% | +6.7% |
| SBM | 2020-09-29 | [Argentine cereal and oilseed exports stopped by grain inspectors' strike — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50973-argentine-cereal-and-oilseed-exports-stopped-by-grain-inspectors-strike.md) | +3.3% | +17.1% |
| 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 | 2025-02-26 | [Argentine oilseed union threatens strike in key soy processing plants](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13877-argentine-oilseed-union-threatens-strike-in-key-soy-processing-plants.md) | -2.1% | +0.9% |
| SBM | 2021-01-21 | [Teamsters protesting and blocking Argentine highways threaten domestic supplies and grain exports — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49135-teamsters-protesting-and-blocking-argentine-highways-threaten-domestic-supplies.md) | -1.0% | -1.5% |
| SBO | 2025-02-26 | [Argentine oilseed union threatens strike in key soy processing plants](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13877-argentine-oilseed-union-threatens-strike-in-key-soy-processing-plants.md) | -5.7% | -5.1% |
| SBO | 2021-01-21 | [Teamsters protesting and blocking Argentine highways threaten domestic supplies and grain exports — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49135-teamsters-protesting-and-blocking-argentine-highways-threaten-domestic-supplies.md) | +2.8% | +10.0% |
| SBO | 2024-05-09 | [Argentine grains ports and crushing plants idled due to general strike - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13924-argentine-grains-ports-and-crushing-plants-idled-due-to-general-strike.md) | +2.4% | +4.3% |

## Sources

- en.mercopress.com: https://en.mercopress.com/2018/02/06/trucks-strike-threatens-argentine-cereal-exports-and-soy-crushing-industry

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