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Argentine truck drivers block roads at harvest peak, protest lack of diesel

A garbage recycler rides his horse as he passes next to truck drivers protesting extended shortages for diesel fuel and rising prices, in the outskirts of Tucuman, Argentina, June 22, 2022. REUTERS/Walter Monteros

Angry Argentine truck drivers blocked highways on Wednesday, protesting shortages and rising prices for diesel fuel, just as the country's crucial grains harvest requires transport amid surging inflation.

Truck driver unions said the protests across the major corn and soybeans exporting nation will continue for an unspecified amount of time, aimed at pressuring the government to do more to address the extended motor fuel shortages and rising prices.

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