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On Friday (July 9, 2021) Argentine grain farmers and livestock ranchers protested in the town of San Nicolas in the province of Buenos Aires, complaining about restrictions on export taxes and beef shipments that critics say are bad for investment in agriculture.
Thousands of farmers showed up in tractors and trucks and bearing Argentina’s pale blue and white flags, for the roadside demonstration, which was organized by the rural associations of Buenos Aires and La Pampa, or CARBAP, to coincide with Argentina’s Independence Day holiday.
“The rally is being held to raise the voice of citizens and farmers in favor of policies that support production and to call for an end to state intervention in the market,” CARBAP said.
Nicolas Pino, president of the Argentine Rural Society, said a lack of engagement with the powerful sector would harm all Argentines.
“Dialogue is the only way that we are going to get the country to move forward,” said
Argentina is the world’s No. 3 corn exporter and No. 1 supplier of soymeal livestock feed used to fatten hogs and poultry from Europe to Southeast Asia. It has in recent years been ranked the world’s No. 5 meat exporter, primarily to China. See details.
Source: Online/SZK
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