The truck drivers' strike in Argentina is affecting the number of trucks arriving at the country's main grain ports, industry sources told Reuters. AgriCensus.
The indefinite strike, which began on January 15, includes intermittent roadblocks on some routes across the country.
Around 2,000 independent truck owners and drivers, members of the Transportistas Unidos de la Argentina (TUDA) group, were involved in the latest protest in a series of strikes that have disrupted operations across the sector, said the AgriCensus.
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“The strike is currently affecting all grain ports, including the Necochea and Bahia Blanca terminals in the province of Buenos Aires. The transport and security ministries are intervening in this conflict,” a source was quoted as saying.
Another industry source was quoted as saying that only 10% of the normal truck flow was transporting grain to local ports.
“Today, a total of 300 trucks arrived at grain ports, which compares to a normal daily flow of 3,000 trucks,” the source said.
Cargo transport businessmen have partially blocked the Bueno Aires-Rosario highway along with other routes in the south of the province of Santa Fe, to demand rate increases due to rising costs, reported the AgriCensus . They also blocked access to the underwater tunnel that connects the cities of Santa Fé and Paraná, in Entre Ríos.
TUDA members also demanded improvements to national road infrastructure, as well as greater safety for truck drivers, according to the AgriCensus.
This text was automatically translated from English.
