Uruguay
Delgado Insisted on Declaring Essentiality at the Port and Questioned the Government's Response
The president of the National Party Board again called for full operations to be guaranteed at Terminal Cuenca del Plata. He also warned about the impact of El Niño and called for measures against cattle tick.
The president of the National Party Board, Álvaro Delgado, reiterated his call for the government to declare essentiality at Terminal Cuenca del Plata, amid the conflict between the company and the workers. According to La Diaria, he said the current official decision to impose minimum services is insufficient and stated that the port should operate at full capacity.
After a meeting with authorities from the Asociación Rural del Uruguay at Expo Prado 2026, Delgado said that, although livestock production is going through a good moment, the entire chain must function to sustain the flow of business. In that context, he raised the need to improve competitiveness, address production costs and seek more markets for Uruguayan beef.
Referring to the port conflict, he said the situation at TCP had become a bottleneck for the country. According to La Diaria, he also linked the case to what he described as a union offensive that, in his view, affects different sectors of activity and has an impact on companies leaving the country.
Delgado said that much of the country’s export activity depends on the port of Montevideo and argued that, given the length of the conflict and the economic damage, the conditions are in place to declare essentiality for a service that originally did not have that status.
During the same exchange with the press, he also expressed concern about the possible effects of El Niño. According to La Diaria, he warned that a scenario of abundant rainfall could affect production and have consequences for the national economy and growth projections.
He also called for a more effective government response to cattle tick. He said official planning is not being effective and urged swift action, with technical support to zone the country and define sanitary measures.
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