The government of Argentina's province Misiones, led by Minister of Agriculture Facundo Sartori, has intervened in a conflict between the province's yerba mate producers and the processing industry over fair price for production. The producers have been protesting for a price of $450 per kilo of green leaf, leading to roadblocks and the threat of suspended harvests. In response, the government has agreed to negotiate this price with the industry, and in the meantime, producers have agreed to suspend harvests. The conflict arose following the national government's decision to deprive the National Institute of Yerba Mate of its powers to mediate price disputes between the industry and producers.