# The financial problems of a major agricultural group bring to the forefront the demand for lower export taxes – Universidad Austral

> A major Argentine agricultural group faces financial difficulties amid record global soybean stocks, low international prices, rising dollar costs, and export taxes of up to 33%. The situation has renewed calls for lower export taxes.

- Date: 2024-12-28 · published 2024-12-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13890-the-financial-problems-of-a-major-agricultural-group-bring-to-the-forefront-the
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Export taxes of up to 33% depress farmer returns and can reduce Argentine soybean product selling, while record global stocks keep international prices weak.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-06-05 | [Argentina: Argentina Further Cuts Agricultural Export Taxes \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13791-argentina-argentina-further-cuts-agricultural-export-taxes-usda-foreign.md) | -0.6% | -0.4% |
| SOY | 2024-01-18 | [Export taxes: Increase on soybean products would reduce foreign currency earnings by US$2.000 billion – Universidad Austral](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13944-export-taxes-increase-on-soybean-products-would-reduce-foreign-currency.md) | +2.9% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2017-05-02 | [FiBL - Report on the EU Common Agricultural Policy and deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71041-fibl-report-on-the-eu-common-agricultural-policy-and-deforestation.md) | -0.3% | -4.8% |
| SOY | 2018-06-04 | [Argentina: Argentina’s Delay of Soybean Export Tax Reduction Unlikely \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64370-argentina-argentina-s-delay-of-soybean-export-tax-reduction-unlikely-usda.md) | -5.1% | -15.9% |
| SOY | 2024-10-01 | [Trade Policy Shifts and Their Potential Implications for U.S. Agricultural Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14723-trade-policy-shifts-and-their-potential-implications-for-u-s-agricultural.md) | -2.2% | -7.9% |
| SBM | 2017-05-02 | [FiBL - Report on the EU Common Agricultural Policy and deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71041-fibl-report-on-the-eu-common-agricultural-policy-and-deforestation.md) | -1.5% | -5.3% |
| SBM | 2018-06-04 | [Argentina: Argentina’s Delay of Soybean Export Tax Reduction Unlikely \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64370-argentina-argentina-s-delay-of-soybean-export-tax-reduction-unlikely-usda.md) | -4.4% | -11.1% |
| SBM | 2018-12-31 | [Profiles and Effects of Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Exports - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61443-profiles-and-effects-of-retaliatory-tariffs-on-u-s-agricultural-exports.md) | +3.0% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- austral.edu.ar: https://www.austral.edu.ar/en/The-financial-problems-of-a-major-agricultural-group-bring-to-the-forefront-the-demand-for-lower-export-taxes./

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