Overview
- In a Canal Rural interview on Thursday, SRA sustainability director Andrés Costamagna accused Confederaciones Rurales Argentinas of “desinformar,” called its stance “negacionismo extremo,” and warned of a return to the 2008 “125” conflict.
- CRA sent a formal letter to SRA president Nicolás Pino asking whether Costamagna’s comments reflect SRA’s institutional position and requesting a public rectification if they do not.
- The dispute stems from operational failures of VISEC, a traceability platform built to meet the EU’s anti‑deforestation rule, which is overloaded by a surge of producer registrations and has created a registration bottleneck.
- Exporters and sector sources have reported that producers whose fields are not registered in VISEC are facing immediate commercial harm, including reported discounts of about 10% on livestock sales.
- The EU rule bars imports linked to deforestation after Dec. 31, 2020, so the sector’s next steps to fix VISEC performance, forbearance by exporters, and any SRA response to CRA will determine whether producers keep EU market access and whether inter‑group dialogue breaks down.