Overview
- Decree 439/2025 officially restores pre-July export duty rates for soy, corn, sunflower and sorghum while extending reduced tariffs for wheat and barley through March 31, 2026.
- The decree requires exporters to liquidate at least 90% of their foreign currency earnings within 30 business days of filing their DJVE (Declaración Jurada de Venta al Exterior).
- Governors of Córdoba, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos publicly rejected the measures, calling the higher levies regressive and warning of harm to regional economies.
- Santiago del Estero’s government has suspended its provincial gross income tax on all primary agricultural activities from July 1 through December 31 to relieve drought-hit producers.
- Major rural organizations including CRA and Coninagro cautioned that steeper export duties could deter investment and urged the national government to ensure predictable support such as financing and water infrastructure improvements.