Thursday, July 21, 2016 Grain truckers strike costing US$3.5M a dayExporting firms claim to be losing growing amounts because of continued nationwide protestA strike by grain truckers over hauling rates is costing grain exporters daily losses of about US$3.5 million and is keeping 120 ships stranded in ports nationwide — a scenario that could worsen and affect fuel supply. The grain truckers strike started in Monday and comes midway through the corn harvest and at the tail end of the soy harvest. If no deal is reached, the strike could not only affect grain exporting companies but also fuel stations, unions warned yesterday. Keeping one ship on port waiting to be loaded costs US$30,000 per day,” Andrés Alcaraz, spokesman of CIARA chamber of grain exporters, said. Grain firms have to pay truckers an annual mandatory set rate, which the unions claim is insufficient and should be increased.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald July 21, 2016 03:11 UTC