Argentine provinces break ranks over farm strike
By Jude Webber in Buenos Aires
Published: May 13 2008 22:48 | Last updated: May 13 2008 22:48
Provincial governors from Argentina’s ruling Peronist party have begun breaking ranks with the government over the country’s farm strike, threatening cracks in the coalition that has ruled the country since the end of its 2001 economic crisis.
Argentina introduced a regime of sliding-scale export tariffs two months ago. The move, which farmers say in effect sets a maximum price for their produce, sparked a revolt by farmers whose exports have been the motor of Argentina’s return to prosperity.
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