# Argentina port inspectors to begin three-day strike - Ships & Ports

> Inspection workers at Senasa, Argentina's phytosanitary inspection unit, began a three-day strike on Wednesday after failing to reach a labour deal with the government. Port operators said most ports would likely be unable to operate over the weekend, though Villa Constitucion in Santa Fe remained open under a different union.

- Date: 2017-05-31 · published 2017-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70324-argentina-port-inspectors-to-begin-three-day-strike-ships-and-ports
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Halting inspections shuts down most grain and oilseed export loading in the world's top soybean oil exporter and a major corn and soy exporter, delaying shipments and supporting nearby export basis and freight. Because Senasa inspects oilseed derivatives only on request, some soybean oil exports could continue, limiting the impact.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-03-30 | [Argentina's grains inspectors union to launch strike
						 \| The Dairy Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36874-argentina-s-grains-inspectors-union-to-launch-strike-the-dairy-site.md) | -0.5% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2023-04-17 | [Argentine Grain Inspectors Launch 24-Hour Strike, Halting Shipping at Key Ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36421-argentine-grain-inspectors-launch-24-hour-strike-halting-shipping-at-key-ports.md) | -1.9% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2023-03-31 | [Grain inspectors strike likely to impact Argentina's soybean, corn trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13975-grain-inspectors-strike-likely-to-impact-argentina-s-soybean-corn-trade.md) | -1.2% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2023-04-04 | [Grain inspectors strike likely to impact Argentina’s soybean, corn trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13970-grain-inspectors-strike-likely-to-impact-argentina-s-soybean-corn-trade.md) | -0.9% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2021-01-06 | [Argentina grain inspectors, agro-export companies continue talks as strike drags on](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49001-argentina-grain-inspectors-agro-export-companies-continue-talks-as-strike-drags.md) | +5.2% | +12.7% |
| SOY | 2019-09-07 | [Argentine oil workers begin strike  - Ships & Ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57098-argentine-oil-workers-begin-strike-ships-and-ports.md) | +4.7% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 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) | +2.8% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2020-12-01 | [Argentina Port Workers Strike, Affect Shipments \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49664-argentina-port-workers-strike-affect-shipments-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.9% | +10.9% |

## Sources

- shipsandports.com.ng: https://shipsandports.com.ng/argentina-port-inspectors-begin-three-day-strike-2/
- splash247.com: https://splash247.com/ports-argentina-hit-three-day-strike-inspectors/

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