Salmon processing hub Quellon on Chile's southern Chiloe island remains a focus of protests, although the level of civil unrest across the South American nation has receded in recent days.

Piecing together information on what is actually happening on the ground is not easy, although a source from a leading salmon producer confirmed media reports.

Local reports coming out of Chile say truck drivers have parked their vehicles by the roadside at Castro Chiloe Island in an attempt to apply pressure to end protests that are hindering their ability to get on and off the island.

With protests now in their third week, Quellon plant workers have made their frustration clear at being unable to carry out their day-to-day responsibilities by staging their own protests.

Quellon, which has only one access road and which can only be reached by ferry, quickly became a strategic target for demonstrators.

Logistics in Chile have been hindered by more than two weeks of sometimes violent protests that began after a price hike was announced for fares on the metro in Chile's capital city of Santiago, spreading to other cities and locations around the country.

Six Chilean salmon processing plants are reported paralyzed in Quellon. Among the affected plants some are running intermittently, others are partially working.

"We are very worried because when we reach agreement the students and teachers that are leading this action break the agreement," SalmonChile President Arturo Clement told biobiochile.cl

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Quellon remains at center of Chile salmon protests