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Embattled Argentine Farmers Eye Presidential Vote with Fear

Associated Press

   PERGAMINO - Juan Rossi walks between rows of green wheat at his farm in
   one of Argentina's most fertile agricultural regions, worrying about
   the future of the farming sector that is the main economic engine of
   this country.

   When he planted the wheat, he expected conservative Mauricio Macri to
   be reelected president of Argentina. Now, farmers like Rossi are
   bracing for a possible return of the interventionist policies of
   Macri's now-favored main rival: the presidential ticket of Alberto
   Fernandez and former President Cristina Fernandez.

   Export restrictions imposed during Cristina Fernandez's 2007-2015
   left-of-center government triggered a revolt in 2008 by Argentina's
   farmers, who are among the world's top suppliers of grains. She is now
   running as vice president with her former aide bidding for the
   presidency in the Oct. 27 national elections.

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