# Milei announces ‘permanent’ reduction in agricultural export duties - Buenos Aires Herald

> Argentine President Javier Milei announced permanent reductions in agricultural export duties at the Rural Expo, with beef falling to 5% from 6.75%, corn to 9.5% from 12%, sorghum to 9.5% from 12%, and sunflower to 4% from 7%. The cuts come less than a month after the administration had reinstated higher duties.

- Date: 2025-07-26 · published 2025-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13848-milei-announces-permanent-reduction-in-agricultural-export-duties-buenos-aires
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Lower export duties on corn, sorghum and sunflower raise Argentine export competitiveness and encourage dollar sales and grain release, adding bearish pressure on global feed grain and sunflower meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: neutral
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| LCATTLE | 2019-04-10 | [International NGO coalition calls on EU to toughen up on agricultural supply chains \| Bioenergy International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59614-international-ngo-coalition-calls-on-eu-to-toughen-up-on-agricultural-supply.md) | +0.9% | -6.7% |
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| LCATTLE | 2017-06-07 | [bilaterals.org \| Trump’s agricultural trade policy with China: trade-offs or trade disputes?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70353-bilaterals-org-trump-s-agricultural-trade-policy-with-china-trade-offs-or-trade.md) | -1.1% | -12.9% |
| SOY | 2025-08-01 | [Argentina Announced a Permanent Reduction in Export Taxes; and more news about Latin American agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13840-argentina-announced-a-permanent-reduction-in-export-taxes-and-more-news-about.md) | +1.0% | +6.9% |
| SOY | 2019-03-13 | [Macri hails agricultural 'miracle' at Agroexpo as record harvest looms \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59940-macri-hails-agricultural-miracle-at-agroexpo-as-record-harvest-looms-buenos.md) | +2.2% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2025-10-03 | [Milei’s 48-hour tariff pause spurs record surge in crop exports \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13829-milei-s-48-hour-tariff-pause-spurs-record-surge-in-crop-exports-buenos-aires.md) | -0.1% | +6.6% |

## Sources

- buenosairesherald.com: https://buenosairesherald.com/business/agro/milei-announces-permanent-reduction-in-agricultural-export-duties
- theagribiz.com: https://www.theagribiz.com/international/export-tax-cut-boosts-argentinas-soymeal-competitiveness/

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