Workers’ strike blocks entry and exit of ships from all grain ports in Argentina.

A strike by employees disrupted pilotage services and blocked the entry and exit of ships from all grain ports in Argentina, reported on Tuesday (4) Chamber of Accepted Industry of the Argentine Republic (CIARA) and the Cereal Exporters Center (CEC)According to the president of CIARA-CEC, Gustavo Idígoras, 45 ships are already stopped waiting to dock in the country's ports, and if the situation is not resolved today, another 30 vessels could be affected. The Argentine newspaper La Nación reported that the stoppage is due to the discontent of the pilots, professionals who guide ships in entering and leaving ports, with a government decree that altered the rules of the activity. According to the newspaper, the 45 stopped ships are expected to cause losses of US$4.5 million per day. Argentina is the world's leading exporter of soy derivatives and one of the main exporters of corn.

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