# For Argentine farmers, Milei's free-market reforms fall short

> Argentine farmers say the gains from President Milei's free-market reforms are modest, with multiple national, provincial and municipal taxes still weighing on competitiveness. Milei had promised to scrap export taxes on beef and cereals, but the cuts announced in July fell short of industry expectations.

- Date: 2025-08-07 · published 2025-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13842-for-argentine-farmers-milei-s-free-market-reforms-fall-short
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent export taxes keep Argentine farmer selling slow and limit export supply, leaving some grain and meal supply tied up domestically.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-09-02 | [Brazil allows farmers to sow new soy before fallow - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13624-brazil-allows-farmers-to-sow-new-soy-before-fallow-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.4% | -7.7% |
| CORN | 2025-02-03 | [Argentina’s meal market remains slow despite export tax cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13880-argentina-s-meal-market-remains-slow-despite-export-tax-cut.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2019-04-22 | [Seeds of discontent: Argentina's farmers turn cool on their man Macri](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59435-seeds-of-discontent-argentina-s-farmers-turn-cool-on-their-man-macri.md) | -1.1% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2017-09-28 | [Argentina's Macri forces dock workers to agree to competitive bidding](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68945-argentina-s-macri-forces-dock-workers-to-agree-to-competitive-bidding.md) | +2.6% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2023-11-27 | [Public News Service \| Mexico’s GM Corn Ban Opens Market for American Farmers \| Farm Action](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33148-public-news-service-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban-opens-market-for-american-farmers-farm.md) | -0.8% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2024-07-28 | [President Milei renews his vow to scrap export taxes as Argentina's powerful farmers get impatient \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13911-president-milei-renews-his-vow-to-scrap-export-taxes-as-argentina-s-powerful.md) | -4.5% | -11.6% |
| SOY | 2023-09-02 | [Brazil allows farmers to sow new soy before fallow - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13624-brazil-allows-farmers-to-sow-new-soy-before-fallow-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.3% | -5.8% |
| SOY | 2019-04-22 | [Seeds of discontent: Argentina's farmers turn cool on their man Macri](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59435-seeds-of-discontent-argentina-s-farmers-turn-cool-on-their-man-macri.md) | -3.0% | -6.7% |

## Sources

- france24.com: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250807-for-argentine-farmers-milei-s-free-market-reforms-fall-short

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