News of agricultural

Vicentin’s expropriation and how to break bad news

20-06-2020 09:26 A Peronist expropriation, and maybe even nationalisation, sounds like the best way to burn a lot of money straight into inefficient bureaucracy and corruption.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

AGRO POLICY

Government to hike duties on soy products, but not corn or wheat

03-03-2020 12:19 Higher rate on soy would be President Fernández’s second farm-tax hike since he took office in December, in a reversal of the agriculture-friendly bias of the previous administration.

TRANSITION 2019

Influential agricultural leader: Macri 'wasn't what we expected'

03-12-2019 08:30 Carlos Iannizzotto, president of one of Argentina's largest agricultural cooperatives, Coninagro, reflects on how the industry fared under outgoing president Mauricio Macri – and ponders what lies ahead under Alberto Fernández.

ELECTION 2019

Agro producers export more crops for fear of incoming tax hikes

17-10-2019 08:44 Farmers and crop exporters are accelerating exports, amid concerns that a potential next government led by Alberto Fernández will up duties on their product.

AGRO POLICY

Agricultural levy on exports will remain if I'm elected, says Fernández

07-10-2019 10:43 Existing retentions on grain exports "are unfortunate," Fernández said in an interview over the weekend, but he indicated they would remain should he win election.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Macri: Inflation in August will be above three percent

27-08-2019 14:43 "It's going to be three-something in August. It's not good, it's very bad," the president said at an event alongside agricultural producers and farm-owners.