# Cargill terminal strikes may cause ship delays

> Labour action by workers at local crushing mills has caused some backups at the port of Villa Gobernador in Argentina. Ship delays are expected as a result of the strikes at Cargill's facility.

- Date: 2018-01-31 · published 2018-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66996-cargill-terminal-strikes-may-cause-ship-delays
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Strikes at Argentine crushing plants and port terminals slow soymeal and soyoil shipments, which can lift near-term meal and oil prices and freight costs.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2020-11-11 | [Grain Port Worker Strike Delays Ships in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50154-grain-port-worker-strike-delays-ships-in-argentina.md) | +0.3% | -2.6% |
| SBM | 2020-12-28 | [Loading of more than 140 grains ships in Argentina delayed due to strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49662-loading-of-more-than-140-grains-ships-in-argentina-delayed-due-to-strike.md) | +2.9% | +4.6% |
| SBM | 2026-02-21 | [Indigenous protesters occupy Cargill's Santarem port terminal in Brazil \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20630-indigenous-protesters-occupy-cargill-s-santarem-port-terminal-in-brazil-reuters.md) | +3.4% | +6.9% |
| SBM | 2020-03-13 | [Terminal operator EBS in Rotterdam flat from 3pm due to strike – Flows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54142-terminal-operator-ebs-in-rotterdam-flat-from-3pm-due-to-strike-flows.md) | +5.4% | -2.0% |
| SBM | 2020-11-13 | [First Thing Today: Dual Port Strikes Hit Argentina - Drovers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49997-first-thing-today-dual-port-strikes-hit-argentina-drovers.md) | +1.4% | -1.0% |
| SBO | 2020-11-11 | [Grain Port Worker Strike Delays Ships in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50154-grain-port-worker-strike-delays-ships-in-argentina.md) | +4.0% | +7.5% |
| SBO | 2020-11-13 | [First Thing Today: Dual Port Strikes Hit Argentina - Drovers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49997-first-thing-today-dual-port-strikes-hit-argentina-drovers.md) | +4.8% | +6.8% |
| SBO | 2017-05-31 | [Argentina port inspectors to begin three-day strike - Ships & Ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70324-argentina-port-inspectors-to-begin-three-day-strike-ships-and-ports.md) | -0.1% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- tradewindsnews.com: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/dry-cargo/cargill-terminal-strikes-may-cause-ship-delays/2-1-264299

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