Friday, December 26, 2008

Breaking News-RTRS-Some Argentine farmers relaunch anti-government protests.

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 23 (Reuters) - A group of Argentine farmers sporadically blocked a rural highway on Tuesday in protest against government farm policy, returning to methods used during a four-month-long conflict earlier this year.
The protest took place a day after President Cristina Fernandez announced a series of measures benefiting the sector, which did not include a highly anticipated reduction in export taxes on the country's top crop, soy.