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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Maximilian Heath

Argentine trucker protest slashes grains delivery, threatening exports and milling

FILE PHOTO: Trucks blocking a highway are pictured near a burning barricade as Argentine truck drivers protest against shortages and rising prices for diesel fuel, just as the country's crucial grains harvest requires transport amid surging inflation, in San Nicolas, near Rosario, Argentina June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Miguel Lo Bianco

A truck driver protest in Argentina is threatening to paralyze the country's grains exports, slashing the number of freight vehicles carrying grains to the country's main port on Wednesday.

The provincial Road Safety Agency said truck owner guilds protesting high diesel prices and shortages prevented the passage of loaded trucks on different roads in the province of Santa Fe, home to port city Rosario, the gateway for around 80% of Argentine agricultural exports.

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