# ATE confirms 48-hour strike: threatens to halt agro-industrial exports

> The state workers' union ATE confirmed a 48-hour strike at SENASA, Argentina's agri-food health and quality agency, on the coming Tuesday and Wednesday. The union says it will halt inspections at ports, airports and customs and lift phytosanitary checks at borders. The action responds to government plans to cut about 30% of SENASA staff, with dismissal notices already being issued.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T15:15:06.094Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77954-ate-confirms-48-hour-strike-threatens-to-halt-agro-industrial-exports
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Stopped sanitary and phytosanitary controls could delay shipments of Argentine soybean meal, oil and other agro-industrial exports, tightening near-term supply to buyers. The effect would likely be brief and limited to logistics timing rather than a lasting change in prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2018-02-06 | [Trucks strike threatens Argentine cereal exports and soy crushing industry — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66342-trucks-strike-threatens-argentine-cereal-exports-and-soy-crushing-industry.md) | +9.4% | +17.6% |
| 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 | 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 | 2019-05-29 | [Strike halts grain exports in Argentina \| 2019-05-29  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58924-strike-halts-grain-exports-in-argentina-2019-05-29-world-grain.md) | +2.6% | +0.9% |
| SBM | 2020-11-30 | [UPDATE 1-Argentine agro-export industry workers to launch strike from Tuesday -unions - Successful Farming \| Eleh Rouh](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49996-update-1-argentine-agro-export-industry-workers-to-launch-strike-from-tuesday.md) | -2.4% | +4.2% |
| SBO | 2018-02-06 | [Trucks strike threatens Argentine cereal exports and soy crushing industry — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66342-trucks-strike-threatens-argentine-cereal-exports-and-soy-crushing-industry.md) | -2.0% | -0.6% |
| 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 | 2019-05-29 | [Strike halts grain exports in Argentina \| 2019-05-29  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58924-strike-halts-grain-exports-in-argentina-2019-05-29-world-grain.md) | +0.7% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- monitorgremial.com.ar: https://monitorgremial.com.ar/ate-confirmo-un-paro-de-48-horas-amenaza-con-frenar-las-exportaciones-agroindustriales/

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