Tag: Argentine Rural Society

• Monday, July 29th 2024 - 08:59 UTC

  Milei promises rural producers that things will get better

  

  In his appearance Sunday at the Argentine Rural Society Annual Exhibition's main ceremony in Buenos Aires, President Javier Milei promised to remove all export taxes in due time, for which he asked producers to be patient.

• Friday, March 6th 2015 - 08:48 UTC

  Argentine farmers and government clash over next week's three day walkout

  

  Argentine farmer organizations lashed back at Agriculture minister Carlos Casaquimela who questioned a three-day strike announced for next week to protest government policies, and which he described as 'unjustifiable'.

• Friday, October 24th 2014 - 04:20 UTC

  Argentine farmers agree release grains following accord with government

  

  Argentine grain exports will total US$5.7 billion in the fourth quarter of the calendar year, the CIARA and CEC chambers promised on Wednesday, after seemingly successful negotiations with the government of President Cristina Fernandez that is eager to inject much-needed export dollars into the economy.

• Monday, July 30th 2012 - 05:09 UTC

  Argentine farmers’ leader calls for “the end to corruption and intolerance”

  

  Argentine Rural Society (SRA) head Hugo Biolcati said that Argentine institutions are “deteriorating“ and that ”the Constitution” is no longer in use, as he inaugurated this weekend the 126th annual edition of the camp exhibition at the Palermo Rural pavilion in the City of Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, July 19th 2012 - 20:43 UTC

  Argentina’s top agro-show opens with strong criticism of government farm policies

  

  The head of the Argentine Rural Society (SRA) Hugo Biolcati blasted the national and provincial governments economic policies towards the agricultural sector during his opening remarks at the inauguration of the 126 annual edition of the entity’s exhibition held at La Rural pavilion in Palermo, Buenos Aires City.

• Friday, June 8th 2012 - 02:59 UTC

  Argentine striking farmers take to the roads; government rejects negotiations

  

  The Argentine Government warned that it has “no plans” to change the farming sector's agenda, therefore will not meet with members of the Liaison Board amid a national strike that began on Wednesday to protest against the property tax hikes in the Buenos Aires province.

• Wednesday, June 6th 2012 - 06:36 UTC

  Argentine farmers conflict expands; all trading suspended for a week

  

  Argentine farmers’ organizations under the umbrella grouping Liaison Board announced on Tuesday a national strike cancelling all trade in grains, oilseeds and livestock to protest ‘national government policies’ against the land reform and tax hike in Buenos Aires province, among other issues.

• Saturday, June 2nd 2012 - 03:42 UTC

  Buenos Aires province farmers on 9 days commercial strike against higher taxes

  

  Farmers Argentina's top agricultural province of Buenos Aires will halt sales of grains and livestock for nine days to protest against a tax hike passed by the local Congress on Thursday, threatening corn and soy shipments from a leading global exporter.

• Saturday, August 27th 2011 - 07:31 UTC

  Argentine president campaigns in farm heartland not so long ago ‘enemy territory’

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner made on Friday a deep incursion into the province of Buenos Aires farmland where she headed the inauguration of a railway line which will reactivate the train service connecting twenty towns in the area.

• Monday, July 25th 2011 - 05:59 UTC

  Argentine farmers accuse government of “obsession with power” and exploiting misery

  

  The head of the Argentine Rural Society, Hugo Biolcati carried out a harsh speech against the administration of President Cristina Fernandez saying it was time “to stop punishing farmlands and Argentina”.