Grain inspectors strike in Argentina with reduced impact on ports

The Argentine grain inspectors’ union is on strike for 24 hours over a wage dispute. The disruption, however, has little effect in terms of exports as the ports have inventories.

The Urgara guild protest, which represents grain technicians, restricted the number of vehicles that convey grains to port terminals in Argentina, one of the world’s top food exporters, by incorporating non-port collection facilities.

However, agro-exporters with factories in the country’s ports have grain reserves that secure operation for days without new goods.

According to Agroentregas, cargo transportation business, 1,669 trucks landed at the country’s various grain ports on Monday, compared to 2,201 on Friday.

“There is high strike compliance in the critical sectors of grain warehouses. We will proceed with the measure if we do not receive an answer,” said Urgara’s press secretary, Juan Carlos Peralta.

Urgara’s measures sometimes cause disruptions to international trade for Argentina, the world’s biggest exporter of soybean oil and meal.

The protest comes at a time of low agricultural exports, as the wheat harvest ended in January and the soybean and corn harvests have not started yet.

Source: Money Times

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