# El Niño and Strikes Disrupt Latin America Produce Exports — Flightdeck Report

> A nine-day truckers' strike at Chile's Port of San Antonio forced the first Cherry Express to China to divert to Valparaíso. Argentina-Chile border closures lasted 10 days, Ezeiza's main runway was cut in length through November 15, and El Niño crop damage lowered Peruvian blueberry forecasts.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T00:14:22.090Z
- Category: logistics · region Chile · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94437-el-nino-and-strikes-disrupt-latin-america-produce-exports-flightdeck-report
- Commodities: [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

Port strikes, border closures and airfreight constraints raise costs and cut Latin American perishable exports. The effects are mainly on fruit trade and do not directly move grain or feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-10-27 | [Grains fundamentals: Baltic exports and El Niño risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14074-grains-fundamentals-baltic-exports-and-el-nino-risk.md) | +0.5% | — |
| SOY | 2026-02-19 | [Strike Paralyzes Argentina Major Ports, Halts Grain Shipments and Disrupts Trade - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20628-strike-paralyzes-argentina-major-ports-halts-grain-shipments-and-disrupts-trade.md) | +1.3% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2020-12-22 | [Strike in Argentina affects livestock feed exports \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49497-strike-in-argentina-affects-livestock-feed-exports-feed-strategy.md) | +4.2% | +10.2% |
| SOY | 2021-08-30 | [Hurricane Ida damages Louisiana grain terminal, disrupts exports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45732-hurricane-ida-damages-louisiana-grain-terminal-disrupts-exports-reuters.md) | -5.6% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2017-12-05 | [Wooden Dams And River Jams Strain US Grain Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67382-wooden-dams-and-river-jams-strain-us-grain-exports.md) | -1.6% | -3.9% |
| SBM | 2025-10-09 | [Port strikes disrupt Rotterdam and Belgian terminals, threatening fresh produce supply chains \| Fruitnet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22408-port-strikes-disrupt-rotterdam-and-belgian-terminals-threatening-fresh-produce.md) | +1.3% | +19.9% |
| SBM | 2021-05-24 | [Strike Hits Grain Exports at Argentine Port \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47128-strike-hits-grain-exports-at-argentine-port-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.7% | -6.8% |
| SBM | 2026-02-19 | [Strike Paralyzes Argentina Major Ports, Halts Grain Shipments and Disrupts Trade - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20628-strike-paralyzes-argentina-major-ports-halts-grain-shipments-and-disrupts-trade.md) | +5.7% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- flightdeckreport.com: https://flightdeckreport.com/articles/el-nino-and-transport-blockages-disrupt-latin-america-produce-exports

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