# Focus on Argentina | World Grain

> Argentina's 2025-26 wheat harvest is estimated at a record 27.1 million tonnes, 20% above the 2021-22 record, on yields up 35% year over year. Three wheat cargoes totaling 160,000 tonnes were shipped to China in December 2025, the first such exports since 1989. Export tax cuts were also announced for wheat, barley, soybeans, corn, and sunflower.

- Date: 2026-04-06 · published 2026-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13798-focus-on-argentina-world-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Record Argentine wheat supply and lower export taxes increase exportable grain availability and competition in world markets, pressuring wheat and coarse grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-12 | [Focus on India \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17086-focus-on-india-world-grain.md) | +3.7% | — |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-11 | [Argentina decides not to increase grain export taxes \| 2021-02-11  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48460-argentina-decides-not-to-increase-grain-export-taxes-2021-02-11-world-grain.md) | +9.3% | +9.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-26 | [Argentina to Gradually Reduce Soy, Corn Taxes in Coming Years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13795-argentina-to-gradually-reduce-soy-corn-taxes-in-coming-years.md) | -2.8% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-07 | [China won't hike grain import quotas for U.S. trade deal: Caixin](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54941-china-won-t-hike-grain-import-quotas-for-u-s-trade-deal-caixin.md) | +1.5% | -3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-06 | [China Raises Grain Output Target as Trade Tensions Escalate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25573-china-raises-grain-output-target-as-trade-tensions-escalate.md) | -0.0% | +2.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-03-17 | [Morning Market Review for March 17, 2021 - Beachner Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5122-morning-market-review-for-march-17-2021-beachner-grain.md) | -4.3% | -0.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-07-07 | [Wheat falls more than 3% on supply pressure; corn, soybeans drop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11932-wheat-falls-more-than-3-on-supply-pressure-corn-soybeans-drop.md) | -2.7% | +0.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-07-26 | [Global wheat rally revives India's export prospects as government allows 5 million tonnes of wheat exports after a four-year ban - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18287-global-wheat-rally-revives-india-s-export-prospects-as-government-allows-5.md) | -5.1% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/22604-focus-on-argentina

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