Argentinian Grain Ports Resume Normal Operations After Strike
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Argentina’s grain ports returned to normal operations on Wednesday after a strike by maritime pilots paused the country’s foreign trade for roughly 24 hours, Guillermo Wade, the head of a ports industry chamber said.
The stoppage was lifted on Tuesday after the government suspended a deregulation decree and negotiated a reduction in sector tariffs.
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Maritime pilots responsible for docking and departing vessels at major commercial ports staged the strike to protest the deregulation decree.
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At least 45 vessels were affected during the work stoppage.
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Argentina is the world’s leading exporter of soybean oil and meal, the third-largest exporter of corn and a key global wheat supplier.
(Reuters)
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