# Argentina farmers focus on harvest over sales despite currency boost

> Soy and corn sales in Argentina were expected to stay slow in the week, with farmers focused on harvest. Argentina taxes soy exports at 26% and derived oil and meal at 24.5%, and President Milei hinted that a temporary tax cut expiring at end-June would not be extended.

- Date: 2025-04-14 · published 2025-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13864-argentina-farmers-focus-on-harvest-over-sales-despite-currency-boost
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations that export duties will rise after June encourage farmers to hold or sell before then, shaping near-term Argentine export flows and Argentine meal and oil availability.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-04-05 | [Argentina unveils third 'soybean dollar' program to boost farmer sales](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13974-argentina-unveils-third-soybean-dollar-program-to-boost-farmer-sales.md) | -0.9% | -4.6% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2022-10-19 | [In Argentina, controls spawn soybean and 'Netflix' currency rates \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14002-in-argentina-controls-spawn-soybean-and-netflix-currency-rates-reuters.md) | +0.7% | +6.2% |
| SOY | 2018-01-31 | [Despite Continued Challenges, China Offers Huge Potential for U.S. Farm Exports \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66858-despite-continued-challenges-china-offers-huge-potential-for-u-s-farm-exports.md) | -1.4% | +4.5% |
| SOY | 2020-01-09 | [Higher export taxes impacting Argentina farmers \| 2020-01-09  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54928-higher-export-taxes-impacting-argentina-farmers-2020-01-09-world-grain.md) | -1.0% | -6.1% |
| 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 | 2020-06-18 | [Argentine farmers raise concerns over linking sovereign bonds to food exports
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52445-argentine-farmers-raise-concerns-over-linking-sovereign-bonds-to-food-exports.md) | -0.9% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2019-09-09 | [Focus on Argentina \| 2019-09-09  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56913-focus-on-argentina-2019-09-09-world-grain.md) | -0.9% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/argentina-farmers-focus-harvest-over-sales-despite-currency-boost-2025-04-14/

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