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Argentina's decree gives soy exporters direct access to 25% of dollar earnings, usable only to buy soybeans for crushing into oil or pellets, for the month of September. Exporters must convert the other 75% at the frozen official rate of 350 pesos per dollar, and participation is decided company by company.
The incentive targets crushing demand and farmer selling, which tightens Argentine crush supply for meal and oil while encouraging sales, so the price effect is mixed but leans bearish for beans and supportive for crushing margins.
ukragroconsult.comSep 8, 2023After 369 past bearish policy events, SOY moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.8%), and +0.8% over 20.
After 206 past neutral policy events, SBM moved a median -0.4% over 5 sessions (44% higher; middle half -2.3% to +1.8%), and -0.7% over 20.
After 196 past neutral policy events, SBO moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.6% to +2.0%), and -0.5% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
