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Forestry servicing companies in Argentina are warning of the damage likely to be caused by national fuel shortages. The 30 companies, who belong to a forest contractors and services association based in north-east Argentina, have raised concerns about the impact on the influential Misiones Province caused by a lack of diesel and petrol, Misiones Online reported. "The problems involving getting fuel has been occurring over the past month but has increased in the past week that it has already starting impacting on forestry activity," the president of the association Rolando Löffler said. "Some work in the sector was paralysed, since there are managers who could not operate certain machines due to the lack of fuel," he added. As a result, he warned, that "should situation continue, in the short-term the whole forest activity in the province could be paralysed, rebounding directly on the local and regional economy." The situation had become increasingly complex for companies servicing the industry, since they had to freight in fuel all the way from ports and depots at Puerto Libertad, Wanda, Puerto Esperanza and from Eldorado in order to get the necessary supplies in order to start work, Löffler said in an interview with ArgentinaForestal.com. He called on the federal government to take action to ensure a steady flow of fuel. However, he expressed the fear that those in the government in the capital Buenos Aires would take no action, leaving the north-east facing on-going fuel shortages. “In Buenos Aires, they are in the very similar situation and we have noticed that there has been no sign of this improving; on the contrary, the problems are deepening and the consequences growing," the manager warned. Source: Lignum
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