Overview
- Decree 812/2025 stripped the National Yerba Mate Institute of its price‑setting role, removing the benchmark that guided negotiations between growers and processors.
- Growers report offers of roughly ARS 180–285 per kilo of green leaf against cost references ranging from about ARS 245 to above ARS 400, depending on the source.
- Local organizers said more than 100 producers in central Misiones moved to suspend the December start of the summer zafra, while wider assemblies left the decision pending further debate.
- Sector representatives scheduled another meeting in San Vicente to consider coordinated actions, including a potential non‑harvest as a pressure measure.
- Producers warn industrial buyers with storage advantages now hold greater leverage, with one account citing payment delays of up to 120 days and estimates of up to 12,500 growers at financial risk.