The tractor-trailer of agricultural producers in the city of Buenos Aires last Saturday left more than just beautiful photos. It is a way of showing the dissatisfaction of a broad sector of society and giving resonance to claimed that the field is being done to change the course of economic policies. Anger at the Government is at the forefront. But also, the next day, criticism of its own leadership emerged from the sector, which this time decided not to take the lead.

“The images speak for themselves, the march is in full force. I have received comments from people over 70 years old saying that their only memory of a non-partisan act of this magnitude was when Argentina won a World Cup. Tiredness was clearly shown. And we were surprised at the number of people in the Capital who passed by from tractors and trucks, thanking us that the countryside did not abandon them, ”he said in dialogue with Rural bugle Sebastián Quiroga, spokesperson of Campo + Ciudad, organized the march.

As he explained, the strategy going forward is to wait a few days for the government in particular and the political class in general to “raise the glove.” “It’s against more than the excessive political spending that we have as a country, it can’t be in a country as rich as ours that we have poverty that exists and more than that we don’t let what we want to produce, that we don’t bet on production, both agricultural and all other things, it’s not just for the countryside, ”he said, adding:“ If they continue to ignore and kick the ball forward. we will go with greater forcenot only in the Federal Capital but in all the legislatures and houses of government of our country ”.

For his part, José Perkins, producer of the same group, said the march “lit a light of hope that most Argentines are workers and want the best for their country, which is very wealthy and offering opportunities for all. ” , and said that “you just have to change the tax matrix and fight the cultural battle”. “The exit is democratic, we must respect the Constitution. Those who did not vote last time, let it go, and have an army of prosecutors because corruption cannot make up for it, ”he said.

“At the door of another 125”

“It’s not a march, it’s a parade, for us who lived it, it’s very exciting,” said Gabriel de Raedemaeker, vice president of the Argentine Rural Confederations (CRA). He then warned: “The Government needs to remember and make a correct reading of the assets the producer has. The producer’s mood worsened and we were on the brink of another 125. Any spark from the Government will have a reaction as strong or stronger than on Saturday. “

Regarding agricultural and economic policy, the CRA director invited the Government to observe neighboring countries and competitors in food production, which, in his opinion, “solves post-pandemic problems and those that came out of the war in a better way. .very different from how Argentina does ”, but he was skeptical about the possibility of a change in official outlook. “It is very difficult to talk to the Government, which is very close to its dogmatic standards, it is enough to read Minister Domínguez’s declarations about mobilization ”, he remarked.

From Israel, where he is participating in a technical mission, Agriculture Minister Julián Domínguez said yesterday that he had not identified the problems and the concrete solutions demanded in the tractor attack. “It’s not about any technical issue of conflict resolution in my area,” he said.

Previously, in dialogue with Clarion The officer said that if there was any complaint they would take care of it, and said: “It is important that we know With sector entities we have permanent employment relationshipswe are working on the agenda of the topics ”.

But that statement doesn’t leave the sector that showed calm on Saturday, because surely another of the tractor balances is that the crisis of representation of entities became apparent Dominguez mentions.

crisis of representation

“It is unfortunate that the Liaison Commission missed it because it was an opportunity to face the claim again, but there are those who understand that they are no longer needed and now we will look at how to distribute the splinters. I think the Liaison Table needs to be looked at deeply insideadmit the mistake, apologize to the producers because they did not recognize the need to emerge domestically and develop a re -launch, otherwise it is very difficult to regain the accompaniment and trust of the producers. A humble apology was imposed, there was only a misunderstanding “Raedemaeker said about it.

And Raúl Vitores, from the Rural Society of San Pedro, added: “They have been injured because of this and they need to see how they recover. Some need to make a very strong and hard evaluation of their position and check for permanence or not on tracks. Unfortunately, this is so many people who should have been leading the claim that it is not. That’s for leaders, it’s review time. The Liaison Table and the entities that make it up must commit mea culpa ”.

Regarding the declarations of the Minister of Agriculture, Vitores was more blunt: “I don’t care what Domínguez says. He is a mythomaniac, people have known him for many years of ruralism ”, he sentenced.

From the Argentine Rural Society (SRA) they listened to the criticism and explained that the entity did not organize the mobilization but accompanied it and joined the claim. “After the tractor hit, we hope the Government has listened to the sector and taken steps to encourage production, because this is a historic moment where the world demands what we do and we Argentines need a larger supply of products, ”said SRA president Nicholas Pine.