The agricultural sector has come out to reject state intervention in the port, considering that it could affect its operations and competitiveness.
Uncertainty about the future of the Port of Quequén.
Given the possibility of government intervention, province of Buenos Airesuncertainty grows about the future of Port of Quequen. With the terminal concession about to expire, Rural entities reject any attempt at state participation which, according to them, could affect the operability and competitiveness.
During the last meeting between the Minister of Agrarian Development of Buenos Aires, Javier Rodríguez, and the Four Chains (Acsoja, Argentrigo, Maizar and Asagir), the tender for the port terminal whose concession expires next November was discussed.
The provincial authorities’ aim is to ensure that the port can continue to operate normally through a tender that will increase competitiveness and reduce lifting costs.
Both the Four Chains and the Argentine Rural Confederations (CRA) agree on the importance of this port terminal for grain exports. Quequén, one of the most important deepwater ports in the country, handles between 7 and 8 million tons of grain per yearwhich makes it a strategic pillar for the competitiveness of the Argentine agroindustry.
Port of Quequén: conflict between the Province and rural entities
In this context, a month ago the Rural Societies of the southeast of Buenos Aires accused Governor Axel Kicillof of trying create a “Provincial Grain Board” for intervene in the operations of the Port of Quequenalthough the president later denied these versions.
Entities such as the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange and the Liaison Tablewho demand clarity in the tender documents and transparency in the process.
The first vice president of CRA, José Ignacio Colombatto, joined the debate during his speech at the Gualeguay Rural Society Exhibition, in Entre Ríos. In his speech, Colombatto expressed concern about the national government’s agro-export policies, criticizing the “passivity” in the face of international measures affecting producers, such as Regulation 1115 of the European Economic Communitywhich, according to the leader, will create “arbitrary barriers” for Argentine products.
Source: Ambito
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