A farmers' strike that has
Monday, March 31, 2008
A farmers' strike that has plagued Argentina for more than 2 weeks may be coming to an end. The strike started March 11 as a protest to a 44% export tax that had been implemented by the government on commodities like soy and sunflower seeds (Argentina is the world's 3rd largest exporter of the former). Farmers have since lifted roadblocks that "caused traffic jams and depleted grocery shelves across the country." Representatives of the Argentine Rural Society met with Argentinean government officials Friday in the first of talks hoping to bring the strike to an end. [CNN]
