SAN MIGUEL DE TUCUMÁN.- a Lack of diesel Causes discomfort in various productive activities in NOA, mainly in Tucuman and Salta, Where are they running Sugar cane and lemon crop And in advance Cereal harvest.

Lack of fuel is a concern among producers in the region who They are protesting against the government for not fulfilling its obligation to guarantee the supply of this key contribution to the sector.

“We are in an alarming situation, which Exposes another lie of the current government, Which ensured that diesel did not lack the guarantee of productive activity, “he warned in the dialogue. ᲔᲠᲘ Augusto Batig, President of the Northern Agriculture and Livestock Producers Association (Apronor).

According to the village leader, “in Tukuman, Salta and other northern cities “Many gas stations are running out of diesel and, as in other years, there are queues of cars, both from production and from individuals trying to extract fuel.”

Batig assured that “the lack of fuel is for the productive sector Annoying, Why is that Field complication at key point, In which coarse grain crops such as soybeans and corn are matched, and sugar cane and lemon campaigns generate great movement of trucks and combine harvesters.

The president of Apronor assured that “for a few weeks Traders limit the supply of diesel so as not to leave it completely unsupplied “Manufacturers who have had customers for years, at a time when demand for fuel in the North is very high.”

Batig argued that “this lack of diesel is due to Uncertainty “If we do not manage to advance the crop in time, with raw materials and crops that are perishable, then this kind of inconvenience causes damage and endangers the quality of the product.”

The head of Apronor noted: “This is another factor that proves how difficult it was to be an agricultural producer in our country.

ᲔᲠᲘ Tried to get an answer YPF Representatives And the bodies of the chambers that combine petrol stations to find out the reasons for the lack of diesel, but They preferred not to comment.

Batigi said producers in the region asked the same questions and received no answers. “We have not received a specific answer. They just tell us that diesel will come, we have to be patient, get fuel so that it is enough for everyone. “But the reality is that you can not work this way,” he said.

However, the leader noted that the lack of diesel in the sector was linked to “an increase in the price of a barrel of crude oil, which was compounded by the fact that fuel prices also stagnated somewhat during the currency crisis. That the country is going through.” country”.

Asked by this newspaper, Batig said: “It is not worth taking further steps to resolve the issue of missing persons with the national authorities because “They do not acknowledge the existence of this problem and claim that fuel is guaranteed when it is not.”

Eventually, the president of Apronor convinced him of this “Other industrial areas of the country are experiencing the same situation due to lack of fuel, a serious problem that the political sector does not want to recognize.

In this consultation, Jorge Skopa, President of the Argentine Federation of Agricultural Machinery Contractors (Facma), noted that with the progress made in harvesting tasks, “there are no problems at this time in the main area”. “It is not lacking due to small activity; “There is some corn left,” he said.