Argentine farm strike enters 13th day

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Source: AP


BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Shops in Argentina are going empty of beef, eggs and cooking oil as farmers and ranchers revolt against tax hikes.


Farmers and ranchers are blockading highways and dumping soybeans, cotton and other crops on the roads to protest a new government tax hike on exports. Argentina's biggest agricultural strike in decades is now entering its 13th day, with traffic jams reported Tuesday throughout the vast farmbelt.

President Cristina Fernandez says her government won't negotiate until the protets stop. Farmers and ranchers say they will keep striking until the government comes to the bargaining table.



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