Long Lines Form for Free Fruit in Buenos Aires

Thousands of Argentines stood in line for free fruit next to the Casa Rosada presidential palace Tuesday while growers handed out 10,000 kilos of produce as a way of protesting price distortions and double-digit inflation they say crushes profits. The queues lasted for hours, twisting around the Plaza de Mayo, with low-income families eager to get apples and pears from growers who are losing money with each kilo they sell. "There's a problem with the price structure of apples...

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