Friday, March 4, 2011

Breaking News-RTRS-Argentine dock workers continue to block grain ports

BUENOS AIRES, March 3 (Reuters) - Argentine dock workers continued to block two grains export terminals on Thursday in the Rosario port area over pay demands, but most soy-crushing plants in the hub operated normally, the stevedores' cooperative said.
Approximately 16 percent of the country's soyoil processing capacity is affected by the industrial action.
The blockade began on Wednesday evening after talks between exporters and the dock workers' cooperative over wage demands ended without a deal.