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Viewing cable 08BUENOSAIRES686, ARGENTINE FARM STRIKE SUSPENDED

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08BUENOSAIRES686 2008-05-20 21:15 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Buenos Aires
VZCZCXYZ0000
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHBU #0686/01 1412115
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 202115Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1101
INFO RUEHRC/DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WASHINGTON DC
RUCNMER/MERCOSUR COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS BUENOS AIRES 000686 
 
USDA FOR FAS/OA/OSTA/OCRA/ONA/OGA/OTP/OCBD/OAO/OFSO 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: EAGR ECON EINV PGOV ELAB PHUM AR
SUBJECT: ARGENTINE FARM STRIKE SUSPENDED 
 
REF: Buenos Aires 0665 and previous 
 
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Summary 
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1. (SBU) Under heavy fire from other sectors and political 
supporters in provincial governments, Argentina's major farm groups 
announced May 19 that they are again suspending their ten-week 
strike in order to hold discussions with the GoA.  This latest 
suspension of the on-again, off-again strike comes earlier than 
previously planned and will take effect early on May 21.  The farm 
groups are continuing with their plans to hold a large demonstration 
on May 25, Argentina's Independence Day, in Rosario, the second 
largest city of Argentina and the center of the Argentine soybean 
region.  The planned demonstration will conflict with (and possibly 
overshadow) the official ceremony planned by President Cristina 
Fernandez de Kirchner in Salta on the same day, where she will also 
celebrate the fifth anniversary of the start of the first Kirchner 
administration.  The timing of the demonstration puts heavy pressure 
on the GoA to reach an agreement rapidly.   End Summary. 
 
2. (U) The farm organizations leading the agricultural strike 
announced on May 19 that they will suspend the strike in order to 
enter into discussions with the GoA.  The truce will start just 
after midnight early on May 21, when producers will resume marketing 
grains and oilseeds for export.  The farm groups had been holding 
out for an explicit signal that the GoA is prepared to modify the 
variable export tax on soybeans.  In the face of continued refusal 
by the GoA to hold discussions during an ongoing strike, however, 
they agreed to suspend the strike.  Discussions with high-level 
officials in the GoA will reportedly start on Wednesday, May 21, 
after the strike is lifted. 
 
3. (SBU) The farm groups have been pressured to lift the strike 
since they announced its continuation on May 15.  The farm sector's 
decision to prolong their action caught many by surprise given that 
it came in the wake of a more conciliatory speech by President 
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on May 14, when she called for 
resumed dialogue (Buenos Aires 0652).  Other important sectors 
joined the call for resumed dialogue over the weekend, when a joint 
statement calling for suspension of the strike was issued by the 
influential Industrial Union of Argentina (UIA), Association of 
Argentine Banks (ADEBA), Argentina Chamber of Construction, 
Argentine Chamber of Commerce, and the Board of Commerce of Buenos 
Aires.  Cordoba Governor Juan Schiaretti and Santa Fe Governor 
Hermes Binner, two of the strongest supporters of the farm sector 
and leaders of two of the most important agricultural provinces, 
also called for producers to suspend the farm strike and meet with 
the GoA. The Catholic Church has also called on both sides to resume 
talks. 
 
4. (SBU) Press coverage of the decision to extend the strike was 
generally negative, adding to the pressure to enter into 
discussions.  While press reports had been generally sympathetic to 
the demands of the farm groups and critical of the GoA, the press 
changed its tone after the May 15 extension of the farm strike. 
This shift in coverage appears to be mainly due to the strong public 
desire to see an end to the strike, as indicated in a number of 
public opinion polls published at the same time as the extension of 
the strike, although one local media source claims that an agreement 
between the largest media chain and the GoA to patch up their 
differences was also a factor in the shift in coverage. 
 
5. (SBU) Local contacts report that the farm strike has been highly 
effective in stopping movement of grains and oilseeds to the major 
processing centers and ports.  Soybean processors, in particular, 
have been drawing down stocks held at their port processing 
facilities in order to stay in operation.  Contacts in the industry 
estimate that they would have had to shut down their operations 
(soybeans and soybean products are Argentina's largest export items) 
within a week to ten days without the strike's suspension. 
The continued strike also exacerbated the weakening of the Argentine 
peso in recent weeks.  The strike contributed to the public's 
perception of increasing economic uncertainty, driving ordinary 
Argentines to seek safety in the dollar and reduce peso holdings. 
Simultaneously, the strike reduced exports and lessened the inflow 
of foreign currency into the country.  This combined impact on both 
demand and supply of dollars required much greater intervention by 
the Argentine Central Bank to stabilize the peso (by selling dollars 
locally). 
 
6.  (SBU) The GoA has taken some steps to address one of the 
concerns of the farm groups, the failure of the GoA to implement 
agreements on wheat and beef negotiated in April during the last 
truce in the farm strike.  The GoA has announced that it will accept 
registrations for 100,000 tons of wheat to export to Brazil.  It 
also started to approve beef export registrations on May 15, 
although export levels continue to be well below normal.  These 
represent a step forward, although overall exports of beef and wheat 
continue to be severely restricted. 
 
7. (SBU) COMMENT:  The suspension of the strike is a positive step 
for both parties and opens up the opportunity to reach an agreement, 
although up to now the GoA has refused to discuss any modification 
of the variable export tax on soybeans, which leads the list of farm 
sector complaints.  The falling popularity of the Administration 
(Buenos Aires 0681) and increased economic cost of the farm strike 
is, however, increasing pressure to negotiate.  The farm protest 
demonstration on May 25, Argentina's Independence Day, in Rosario, 
which is the center of the Argentine soybean region, has increased 
pressure to reach an agreement rapidly.  The planned demonstration 
will conflict with (and possibly overshadow) the official ceremony 
led by President Cristina Kirchner in Salta on the same day, where 
she will also celebrate the fifth anniversary of the start of the 
first Kirchner administration.  The mayor of Rosario, a socialist, 
gave a hard hitting speech May 19 making clear he sees an 
opportunity to make a lot of political "hay" this weekend. 
Nonetheless, if previous GOA/farm sector meetings are any 
indication, a definitive resolution is by the 25th is hard to 
imagine.  Both sides remain bitter.  We are told that Nestor 
Kirchner still believes the farm sector "betrayed" the government in 
earlier negotiations, while at least some of the farm sector leaders 
feel the same way about the government.  We are told the outlines of 
an agreement have been discussed between negotiators, but confidence 
will clearly need to be created to reach an accord. END COMMENT. 
 
WAYNE