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The delays in the Paraguayan soybean barge transit has an impact on crushers in Argentina

According to transport and crushing chambers in both countries, an accumulation of sediment on the Paraguay River delayed barges that were carrying Paraguayan soya beans to Rosario.

Argentina, which is the top soybean oil exporter in the world, depends on Paraguayan beans at this time, since the Paraguayan crop has finished and Argentina's harvest starts this month.

The barges used to travel from Rosario via the Parana River use the Paraguay River near the mouth of the Bermejo River.

Gustavo Idigoras of Argentina's chamber of grain exporters CIARA-CEC said that the delays have affected the flow barges into Argentina.

Argentina's grain-processing industry also buys soybeans from Argentine farmers, though the latter have held back more beans than usual because of uncertainty about the exchange rate.

Raul Valdez of the Paraguayan Center for Shipowners (CAFyM) said that the delays had also affected iron ore exports into Brazil.

Valdez noted that the conditions on the river have improved over recent days due to increased river levels and dredging.

Paraguayan soybean exports fell 14.2% during the first two month of 2025 compared to 2024.

(source: Reuters)