Argentina's lower house of parliament has approved a controversial package of taxes on agricultural exports.
Farmers are strongly opposed to the measures and have staged widespread protests over the past four months, resulting in riots and food shortages.
They had threatened to renew blockades if the measures were approved.
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner says higher taxes on farm exports are needed to finance social programmes and redistribute wealth.
The farmers say such high taxes are crippling.
The BBC's Daniel Schweimler, in Buenos Aires, says this a dispute about too much, rather than too little.
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The senate is due to debate the measure in coming days.
(BBC)
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