BNamericas reported that a number of metalworking companies in Argentina's Córdoba province have been forced to temporarily stop operations due to the ongoing conflict between the government and the country's agriculture sector.

A metallurgical industry executive told BNamericas that "The conflict with the agro sector has been going on for more than three months and has slowed investments in the metallurgical sector. Now add to that the protests being carried out by the transport sector, which are causing us to not receive the supplies we need for our processes.

The executive said that without raw materials or demand for its products, many metalworking plants have been forced to partially suspend workers' duties and minimize activity. The executive added that “If the situation continues, some 2,200 workers could be affected.”

The agriculture sector in Argentina is demonstrating to demand that the government repeal taxes recently applied on the export of its products.

In May, Córdoba's metalworkers expressed concern about a possible lack of industrialization in the sector sparked by inflation, a loss of competitiveness and economic uncertainty.