There are already 21 provinces with a shortage of diesel and are calling for measures

The diesel shortage continues to intensify e It has already spread across much of the country.. According to the “Diesel Supply Map”, created by technicians of the Argentine Federation of Commercial Freight Entities (FADEEAC), 21 provinces have presented problems with access to fuel.

Until the previous sample (which reflected the situation between May 25 and June 5), the Patagonian hydrocarbon provinces were the exception. However, now Río Negro and Santa Cruz appear with problems related to normal load with the instrumentation of the odds.

“We are facing a short blanket effect: There is a deviation of fuel from the South to try to compensate for the situation in the more complicated regions, in the Center-North of the country. The situation becomes more complicated as the days go by and what worries us most is that we do not see concrete solutions in the short term. Increasing the biodiesel cut may be a palliative measure, but it does not solve the underlying problem. Beyond the official announcements about the alleged diesel import, we’re not sure when that will happen, “she said. Roberto Guarneri, president of FADEEAC.

“The diesel we can access is scarce and the price is, in many cases, discretionary. This situation is confronted with two key productive sectors for the development of the country: agriculture and freight transport. It is a time when the greatest efforts are needed to reconcile these two activities. complementary and vital for economic recovery. These problems should be overcome by greater coordination and decision-making speed by the state together with the oil sector ”, added Guarnieri.

That said, the government has warned the biodiesel industry that it will increase the cut. According to reports, local SMEs will go from 5% to 7.5% while another channel will be opened for exporters, which will reach 12.5%.

The map

Based on the responses of truck drivers and owners of some of the 4,400 SMEs that make up the 43 Transport Chambers grouped in FADEEAC, This “virtual traffic light” has been created, which has the purpose of monitoring the availability of fuel in real time in Argentina. To date, with over 1,100 responses processed, the results have been as follows:

There are 14 provinces in red (there is little or no supply at petrol stations): Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos, Corrientes, Misiones, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán, Salta, Jujuy, Chaco, Formosa, San Juan and Mendoza.

5 provinces in orange (the average supply is 20 liters per unit): CABA, San Luis, La Rioja, Catamarca and La Pampa.

2 provinces in yellow (places where between 51 and 100 liters are loaded): Río Negro and Santa Cruz.

3 provinces in green (there are no supply problems and there are no quotas to load): Neuquén, Chubut and Tierra del Fuego.

94% of the cargo carriers who answered the question experienced some kind of difficulty (quotas, waiting times, prices higher than the official ones at the pump, etc.) when trying to refuel.

While in most provinces load quotas of less than 20 liters per unit apply, it is important to keep in mind that a truck needs on average between 35 and 40 liters to travel 100km.

The two main problems detected are related to the volume of fuel loading allowed and the waiting time to reach it.

34.6% of those who answered the FADEEAC question waited more than 12 hours before accessing the fuel; 16.6% waited between 6 and 12 hours; 16.9%, between 3 and 6 hours; 12.8% between 2 and 3 hours; 9.8% between 1 and 2 hours; 9.8% in less than an hour.

“The scenario continues to get complicated. Those responsible for this matter need to take urgent measures to allow the normal transit of goods at reasonable and transparent prices for the entire supply chain. Freight is not a determining factor for prices. Depending on the distance and the type of product, the incidence of transport on the final price of a good is between 2 and 4 percent. It is not correct that if goods increase by 30%, this increase is transferred directly to sugar, oil or meat ”, recalled Guarnieri.