More than 100 grains cargo ships delayed by Argentine port workers strike
More than 100 cargo ships were kept from loading agricultural goods in Argentina on Monday, as a wage strike by grains inspectors and oilseed workers stretched into its second week, paralyzing exports from one of the world’s main bread baskets.
Argentina is the No. 1 international exporter of soymeal livestock feed used to fatten hogs and poultry from Europe to Southeast Asia. Contract talks between workers and export companies have broken down over compensation packages, with both sides accusing the other of intransigence.
“The strike continues without any expectation that negotiations will restart over the short term. We have more than 100 vessels waiting to be loaded,” Gustavo Idigoras, head of Argentina’s CIARA-CEC export companies chamber, told Reuters.
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More than 100 cargo ships were kept from loading agricultural goods in Argentina on Monday, as a wage strike by grains inspectors and oilseed workers stretched into its second week, paralyzing exports from one of the world s breadbaskets.
Argentina is the No. 1 international exporter of soymeal livestock feed used to fatten hogs and poultry from Europe to Southeast Asia. Contract talks between workers and export companies have broken down over compensation packages, with both sides accusing the other of intransigence. The strike continues without any expectation that negotiations will restart over the short term. We have more than 100 vessels waiting to be loaded, Gustavo Idigoras, head of Argentina s CIARA-CEC export companies chamber, told Reuters.
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By Hugh Bronstein and Maximilian Heath (Reuters) Argentina is the No. 1 international exporter of soymeal livestock feed used to fatten hogs and poultry from Europe to Southeast Asia. Contract talks between workers and export companies have broken down over compensation packages, with both sides accusing the other of intransigence.
“The strike continues without any expectation that negotiations will restart over the short term. We have more than 100 vessels waiting to be loaded,” Gustavo Idigoras, head of Argentina’s CIARA-CEC export companies chamber, told Reuters.
The strike was started on Dec. 9 by the Argentine oilseed workers federation, the Urgara union representing portside grains inspectors and the SOEA soy crushers union, based in the northern part of Argentina’s main grains hub of Rosario, which ships about 80% of Argentina’s farm exports.