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Argentine farmers extend strike | Argentine farmers extend strike |
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Argentine farmers have extended their six-day strike by a further week in protest at what they call crippling taxes on their exports. | Argentine farmers have extended their six-day strike by a further week in protest at what they call crippling taxes on their exports. |
The decision came after a day of angry protests by farmers across the country. | The decision came after a day of angry protests by farmers across the country. |
The farmers refuse to allow the export of grain but have decided to lift their ban on the export of beef. | The farmers refuse to allow the export of grain but have decided to lift their ban on the export of beef. |
The Argentine government says the farmers can afford to pay and that it needs the money to fight poverty and control inflation. | The Argentine government says the farmers can afford to pay and that it needs the money to fight poverty and control inflation. |
Argentina's farm leaders are angry at what they say is government intransigence. | Argentina's farm leaders are angry at what they say is government intransigence. |
The government accuses the farmers of being greedy and says it will not back down. | The government accuses the farmers of being greedy and says it will not back down. |
It adds that the farmers can afford to pay the export taxes imposed on soya, which fetches high prices on world markets. | |
The farmers say their protest rallies will continue across Argentina. | The farmers say their protest rallies will continue across Argentina. |
The dispute has been dragging on for more than 80 days, says the BBC's Daniel Schweimler in Buenos Aires. | |
And with each day that passes, ordinary Argentines are becoming increasingly disgruntled at the two sides' failure to find any common ground, our correspondent says. | |
Prices in the shops are rising. At the same time, Argentina is one of the world's biggest producers of wheat, beef and soya. | |
Therefore, a prolonged dispute will inevitably have an impact on international food prices which are already causing concern, and hunger, in some countries, our correspondent adds. |