News of agro

Tensions with producers lowered after talks with agricultural leaders

13-02-2021 10:19 President agrees not to set further quotas or hike taxes, provided agreement is reached to keep prices down.

AND THAT REMINDS ME

Suicide pacts are also consensus

13-02-2021 09:14 Consensus might sometimes push the right buttons but there is no guarantee and it is not a virtue in itself.

by Michael Soltys

AGRICULTURE

Fernández threatens to raise taxes on farm exports

08-02-2021 11:24 If the farm industry continues to sell food at home for the same prices at which it exports, the government will take matters into its own hands, warns Peronist leader.

BLOOMBERG

Soy meal shipments roar back from strike disruptions

28-01-2021 15:26 Soybean meal exports are recovering strongly after labour strikes decimated soybean processing in December.

BLOOMBERG

Crop U-turn peeves importers, lays bare Argentina's infighting

15-01-2021 17:01 Argentina’s chaotic reversal on corn exports could hurt its standing among the world’s top grain suppliers as buyers get exposed to the unpredictability of government feuding.

ANOTHER U-TURN

Government removes maize-export cap, says it will ‘monitor supplies’

13-01-2021 12:27 Alberto Fernández administration U-turns on decision to slap export limits on maize exports, agreeing with producers to instead set up new monitoring system.

paro agrario

Agricultural producers begin three-day strike

11-01-2021 15:27 Agricultural producers begin three-day strike in rejection of the government’s move to suspend maize exports for the next two months, despite last-ditch tweaks to measure.

THE WEEK

What we learned this week: January 2 to 9

09-01-2021 08:24 Our pick of the headlines from the last seven days in Argentina.

AGRO TENSIONS

Shift to protectionism riles Argentina’s farmers

09-01-2021 07:47 Farm associations call for three-day halt on trading after government slaps ban on maize exports.

AGRO TENSIONS

Amid tension, Farming groups call three-day halt to grain trading

09-01-2021 07:37 Three-day stoppage next week called by three of four main agricultural groups to protest suspension of maize exports.

THE WEEK

What we learned this week: December 26 to January 2

02-01-2021 08:48 Our pick of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

AGRICULTURE

Argentina suspends corn-export licences until March 1

31-12-2020 11:27 Government temporarily suspends export licences for corn set to ship before March 1 to maintain adequate domestic animal-feed supply. Agricultural producers slam move.

ECONOMY

Ship line-up swells as soy crushers extend strike

26-12-2020 10:31 Soybean crushers at export plants agreed to extend a strike over wages during the Christmas season.

BLOOMBERG

Night-time raiders are destroying US$100,000 soy bags

20-11-2020 13:17 Packed tight with freshly harvested soybeans, the silobags that dot the Pampas at this time of year are worth a hefty sum. They're also a target for vandals – and farmers have had enough.

BUSINESS

Currency controls hit private companies in Argentina

10-10-2020 10:11 Capital controls were already a headache for private companies, but more drastic measures obliging firms to restructure their debts has delivered an even harder blow.

CAPITAL CONTROLS

Pesce and Guzmán split over curbs on dollar purchases

19-09-2020 09:26 Government’s economic team split on latest crackdown, as well as how long new rules should remain in place.

EXPROPRIATION OF VICENTIN

Fernández annuls DNU ordering intervention into Vicentin

01-08-2020 08:51 President dramatically ditches takeover plan of agro-giant in series of tweets.

expropriation of Vicentin

Vicentin, Santa Fe government agrees to find ‘consensual solution’ to crisis

18-07-2020 09:45 Officials mulling over a mixed state-private model for soy giant, according to reports, as provincial government proposes triumvirate of leaders to manage firm through bankruptcy proceedings.

MINISTRY POSITIONS

Agricultural food for thought

23-05-2020 10:03 A protectionist model in an increasingly protectionist world conspires against the success of agricultural exports, even though more vital than ever.

by Michael Soltys

AGRICULTURE

Soy farmers bet against peso just as government needs cash

23-05-2020 09:55 Farmer sales have slowed to a crawl because growers think the currency is overvalued. That’s unnerving buyers and the government, which will have to wait for crucial export money.

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.

Bloomberg

Argentina set to hit farmers with more taxes to fix budget woes

27-02-2020 12:32 President Alberto Fernández plans to raise export levies on soybeans. The taxes will rise to 33% from the current rate of 30%, according to Bloomberg.

BLOOMBERG

Banco Nación will fight Vicentín debt restructuring

03-01-2020 14:07 Officials at state-owned bank have told agricultural company it needs to raise cash now. They’re also investigating a loan made to the company for irregularities, according to reports.

AGRICULTURE

Farmers fear impact of a Peronist victory in election

24-10-2019 09:38 After a record harvest, farmers are fearful of a Peronist victory on Sunday and their subsequent policies, yet also disappointed in President Mauricio Macri and his government.

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.