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Hidrovía – time and tide

Yesterday 06:05 A pro-market government keener on export-led than consumer-led growth and committed to opening up Argentina is nevertheless singularly indifferent to the infrastructural pillars of growth, sacrificed to an obsessive fiscal surplus.

by Michael Soltys

BEEF EXPORTS

Trump boosts Argentina beef imports to US in affordability push

07-02-2026 09:36 Trump directive finalises the terms of a deal the US and Argentina signed Thursday scrapping hundreds of tariffs and trade barriers on each other’s goods

BEEF EXPORTS

Trump to boost Argentina beef imports as cost worries bite

07-02-2026 08:20 US President Donald Trump signs executive order to allow more Argentine beef imports into the United States.

Editorial

Tearing apart the rag trade

07-02-2026 07:18 Statements by Caputo and Adorni do not come out of nowhere but need to be seen as a continuation of the battle between a libertarian government intent on opening up the economy and an entrenched industrial sector.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina posts trade surplus for 2025, extending positive run

20-01-2026 17:58 Argentina recorded a surplus of US$11.3 billion last year, marking a second consecutive year in the black; Commercial balance made up of US$87.077 billion in exports versus US$75.791 billion in imports.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU-Mercosur deal: How Europe and Brazil differ on pesticides

15-01-2026 09:48 Sweeping free-trade agreement, set to be signed on Saturday, reignites debate over pesticides banned for European farmers but widely used in Latin America.

BEEF CONSUMPTION & EXPORT

Argentina’s historic love affair with beef begins to fray

23-12-2025 14:19 Nation's historic, identity-defining relationship with beef is undergoing a slow and profound change, with a future focused on exports.

Editorial

'cause I’m the Taxman

20-12-2025 08:02 In restricting government to ever narrower circles, Milei is misreading the results of the last midterms. But Milei’s conclusion is that sister knows best.

ENERGY & GAS

Historic deal will see Argentina export Vaca Muerta gas to Europe for eight years

02-12-2025 20:24 Consortium of local companies selling via seaways finalises an eight-year agreement with one of the most powerful energy firms in the world.

by Ariel Maciel

OIL & GAS

Energy sector signs US$7-billion LNG export contract with Germany’s SEFE

01-12-2025 20:33 Southern Energy signs eight-year supply deal with Germany’s SEFE; Agreement signals growing confidence in the country’s ability to enter the global LNG market.

COMMERCE & TRADE

Argentine exports extend strong late-year rebound

01-12-2025 20:17 Argentina’s exports are recovering strongly in the latter half of the year. According to INDEC – foreign sales grew by 7.5% in the first nine months of 2025, with big hikes in August and September and a clear boost from agro-industrial and energy shipments.

ANALYSING ARGENTINA

The tectonic fracture of Argentina’s economy

29-11-2025 05:20 This is a game-changer for Argentina’s economy, anticipated for years and slowly happening. Milei has contributed to this outcome, but it is not solely the result of his actions. He is, however, the President that – if he does things right – will benefit from it.

by Marcelo J. García

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Court to rule on winning Vicentin bidder, Clarín says

03-11-2025 12:34 Court set to decide on the winning bid for control of Vicentin SAIC after two bidders made competing claims of securing enough support from creditors of the bankrupt soy export giant.

AGRICULTURE & LIVESTOCK

Trump Argentina beef plan risks rancher ire, little price relief

20-10-2025 17:29 Donald Trump vowed to boost beef imports from Argentina, but this may bring little relief to consumers – and risk angering US ranchers.

ENERGY & GAS

YPF chief projects US$300bn in exports from LNG deal with Italy’s Eni

14-10-2025 14:01 CEO Horacio Marín talks up recent agreement with Italian energy company, saying it could create 50,000 jobs; Deal to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Vaca Muerta will represent “biggest investment in Argentine history," claims President Milei.

AGRICULTURE & LIVESTOCK

Argentina re-establishes grain export duties as farmers cry foul

26-09-2025 08:59 Government ends suspension of export duties after US$7-billion target is met; Meat and poultry to remain exempt; Reports say just 12 producers, mostly large agro-exporting, benefitted.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Milei dangles big tax break for exporters in stealth devaluation

22-09-2025 14:07 Export tariffs temporarily scrapped on all of crop cargoes in a bid to bring dollars into the country.

ANALYSIS

Vaca Muerta overtakes agriculture – and it will finance Argentina’s future

20-09-2025 06:21 The political weight of the oil industry is surging. With a record energy export surplus and rising, the Vaca Muerta formation is shaping up to be the country’s main source of foreign currency. Businessmen, governors and lawmakers all agree that shale deposits will be a major factor in economic stability, with investments and projects transforming the map.

by Carlos Burgueño

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy dipped in second quarter, cutting rebound short

17-09-2025 22:57 Economists forecast revised growth for the year at 4.4%, according to the Central Bank’s most recent survey.

ENERGY & GAS

Report: Argentina set for century-high oil output, record gas production

08-09-2025 17:51 Rosario Board of Trade report highlights Vaca Muerta’s role in driving production and widening of energy trade surplus.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Exports to China down 15% year-on-year in first half of 2025

12-08-2025 17:06 Trade deficit with Asian giant is largest among Argentina's leading trading partners; it rose to US$5.227 billion during the first six months of this year.

by Agustina Bordigoni

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Farmers say Milei's free-market reforms fall short

07-08-2025 15:35 Rural producers maintain their support for the government but are growing impatient and demanding further reforms.

FOREIGN POLICY

Modi and Milei vow to boost trade after Casa Rosada talks

06-07-2025 09:15 Indian PM Narendra Modi, leader of the world's fifth-largest economy, vows to expand and diversify trade Argentina before heading to Brazil to attend the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

FOREIGN POLICY

President Milei hosts India PM Narendra Modi at Casa Rosada

05-07-2025 13:31 Second meeting between two national leaders after G20 talks last year; India, the world’s fifth-largest economy, is a key export destination for Argentina.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Milei stumbles in bid to unchain farmers as soy tax break ends

21-05-2025 13:35 Economy Minister Luis Caputo announces that tax cut for exports of soy and corn will end as planned.

WINE INDUSTRY

Argentina’s annual wine exports near US$1-billion mark

10-03-2025 14:12 Nation is now the world's ninth-largest wine consumer; Export market worth US$933 million last year, making Argentina 11th-largest exporter by volume worldwide.

AGRICULTURE

Milei’s plan to boost farm exports: stop ships from running aground

12-02-2025 11:41 Argentina’s government is moving to give the neglected Paraná waterway its first major upgrade in nearly two decades. But time is running out for the fixes to be made.

GAS & ENERGY

Analysing Argentina’s bid to boost Vaca Muerta natural gas exports

30-11-2024 05:18 A look at the challenges facing President Javier Milei’s government as it attempts to consolidate the natural gas exports from the vast Vaca Muerta formation.

MERCOSUR

Brazil halts chicken exports to EU and Argentina on virus

19-07-2024 15:22 Brazil is halting chicken exports to the European Union and Argentina after a virulent poultry disease was found on a commercial farm, disrupting shipments from the world’s largest exporter.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Argentina poised for first China corn cargoes in 15 years

02-07-2024 15:50 Argentina is preparing corn shipments to China that will be the first in 15 years, the latest move by the two countries to expand agricultural trade.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Argentina has surplus harvest, but farmers want more from Milei

22-06-2024 09:03 Farmers are delaying agricultural sales as they wait for President Javier Milei to eliminate taxes and exchange barriers.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Beef consumption fell to historic low in first quarter

16-04-2024 20:21 Beef sales hit a historic low in the first quarter of 2024 amid a heavy drop in consumption, falling to their lowest level in three decades.

CLEAR WAY FOR IMPORTS

Milei government opens up food imports in bid to curb price hikes

12-03-2024 12:38 Argentina’s government orders full opening of food imports in an attempt to curb an inflationary spike and introduce more “competitive” prices.