In Argentina grains belt, farmers ready to 'unsaddle' as Peronists return

Grains and cattle farmer Eduardo Bell poses for a photograph on his farm, near Saladillo, in the Buenos Aires province, Argentina October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Hugh Bronstein

SALADILLO, Argentina (Reuters) - There is a saying among farmers when times are hard on the Argentine Pampas: "Unsaddle the horse until the sun comes out". That saying is starting to spread in farm towns like Saladillo, after the populist-leaning Peronists won back power on Sunday.

This dusty soy, corn and cattle ranching town in the bread-basket province of Buenos Aires was a bastion of support for farm-friendly incumbent Mauricio Macri. He was seen here as a free-markets messiah when elected in 2015 after eight years of populist, protectionist rule.