The protest of the transporters hardened before the failure of the freight reference value negotiations. On the fourth day of the strike, only one truck with soybeans entered ports across the country (the port of Renova) against nearly 6,000 who arrived on the same day in 2021.

Since the truckers’ strike started due to the sharp rise in diesel, the entry of trucks has been greatly affected. Monday, when the protest began, was the day with the highest revenue with 1,170 trucks. Then, on Tuesday, 57 came and on Wednesday, 13.

A meeting with the Ministry of Transportation of the Nation between various entities of grain carriers and cargo givers was held on Wednesday but there was no agreement after more than three hours.

One of the transportation entities proposed a 35 percent increase, but it was not endorsed because there were differences in the cost structure reviewed by each party.

The force measure carried out by truckers grouped in the Federation of Argentine Transporters (Fetra) is its first argument the shortage of diesel and the massive dispersion of prices charged by service stations, which range from 140 to 175 pesos each. liter. depending on the area, in addition to delivery with a limited quota. Based on this situation, they asked the Government to provide a response and update the reference rate that in February was established at 2,047 pesos per tonne for a distance of 151 kilometers-$ 59,363 for a 29-tonne-capacity truck, but then its fuel increase is too delayed.

From Fetra they complained because “they presented a responsible study examining the cost structure in the three provinces, documenting everything, and some at the meeting spoke about certain areas, and the Government spoke about YPF, but the truth is different, we did. Leave it proven. ” Also from the Federation, they criticized the agricultural entities that participated in the meeting because “they deny the real price of diesel paid by carriers and offer increases that do not cover activity costs.”

But from the Government the version was another, they adopted that at the meeting a consensus could not be seen between both carrier entities. “Cost structures need to be streamlined. If there is a similar number from all sectors, perhaps a new indicative rate has been reached, but there is a big difference. We have requested that each of these representations bring to show the their cost structure, and the fact is not all of them are put on the table, and they are not published, ”said the Secretary of Transportation Management, Giuliano Diego.

This situation occurs in the midst of the harvest of soybean and corn, the two main crops produced in the country, and complaints are starting from producers who are unable to continue harvesting both crops due to lack of truck.

“The whole agro-export complex is paralyzed. Argentina’s economy cannot afford these luxuries. The whole country needs foreign currency earnings and the maintenance of employment resources,” they fired from the Chamber. of the Oil Industry (Ciara).