Diesel Shortages Wreak Havoc as Top Soy Exporter Starts Harvest
- Argentina struggling with fuel supplies for tractors, trucks
- Drillers selling abroad to tap oil rally as local prices lag
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Argentina is grappling with shortages of diesel fuel that powers tractors and trucks just as the soybean and corn harvests pick up in the powerhouse crop exporter.
Farmers ready for fieldwork and truckers who drive the crops to port are reporting rationing and soaring prices across the Pampas growing belt, with protests this week along key trucking routes. Argentina is the world’s biggest exporter of soy meal and soy oil and the third-biggest corn supplier.