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Farm Leaders Meet Jujuy Governor, Push Competitiveness Agenda at Federal Agro Forum

The visit consolidated a coordinated push from national and NOA farm groups to surface export hurdles plus cost pressures directly to provincial leadership.

Overview

  • CEEA chiefs Carlos Castagnani, Lucas Magnano, Andrea Sarnari and Nicolás Pino met Governor Carlos Sadir in Jujuy during the Encuentro Federal del Agro Argentino.
  • The delegation later joined the Mesa de Enlace del NOA for an exchange with more than 100 local producers led by Alfredo Figueroa, Lucas Norris and José Frías.
  • Discussions centered on European Union rules, non‑tariff barriers, the environmental agenda and other obstacles to international trade affecting regional exports.
  • Producers highlighted difficulties in key NOA crops including garlic, onion, sugarcane, tobacco and potato that face competitiveness and market‑access pressures.
  • A CEEA communiqué called for better infrastructure, solutions to water scarcity, and labor and tax reform to lower rates, levies and costs, while no specific policy commitments were reported.