Overview

• The government’s temporary suspension of grain and meat export duties ended after roughly three days when a US$7,000 million ceiling was filled, returning rates to previous levels.
• Large traders including LDC, Bunge, Aceitera General Deheza, Cofco, Molinos Agro and Viterra registered export sales quickly to capture the tax holiday.
• Producers and rural organizations say the window was too brief and the benefit stayed with exporters, with northern provinces such as Salta reporting they were left out.
• The Mesa de Enlace is meeting Agriculture officials today and intends to put export duties and policy predictability on the agenda.
• Sector leaders demand long-term measures like clearer rules, tax relief and infrastructure investment, with some describing the episode as a short-term financial maneuver to secure dollars.