# In Argentina, controls spawn soybean and 'Netflix' currency rates | Reuters

> Reuters reports Argentina has tightened access to the dollar and added levies on overseas travel and luxuries. The government created a temporary 'soy' dollar in September to boost soy exports by giving producers more pesos per dollar.

- Date: 2022-10-19 · published 2022-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14002-in-argentina-controls-spawn-soybean-and-netflix-currency-rates-reuters
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Currency controls and the soy dollar's expiry change farmer selling incentives, affecting Argentine soybean and meal export flows and prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SBO: neutral
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-08-11 | [eFeedLink - Tax changes in Argentina could boost Brazilian soybean exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13841-efeedlink-tax-changes-in-argentina-could-boost-brazilian-soybean-exports.md) | +5.7% | +4.8% |
| SOY | 2025-04-30 | [China’s reliance on soybean imports continues despite cutback plans \| Sea and Job](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24652-china-s-reliance-on-soybean-imports-continues-despite-cutback-plans-sea-and-job.md) | -0.6% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2025-04-14 | [Argentina farmers focus on harvest over sales despite currency boost](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13864-argentina-farmers-focus-on-harvest-over-sales-despite-currency-boost.md) | -1.3% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2022-01-04 | [Challenges persist but it is not all bad news for Argentina’s soybean crushing industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14058-challenges-persist-but-it-is-not-all-bad-news-for-argentina-s-soybean-crushing.md) | +2.3% | +13.7% |
| SOY | 2023-10-30 | [Let’s Talk About Soybeans and the Argentine Election \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33692-let-s-talk-about-soybeans-and-the-argentine-election-cz-app.md) | +2.3% | +2.5% |
| SBM | 2019-11-29 | [Argentina’s currency controls: Tough lessons and tough decisions \| Business and Economy \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56334-argentina-s-currency-controls-tough-lessons-and-tough-decisions-business-and.md) | +1.9% | +0.5% |
| SBM | 2025-12-15 | [ARS/USD: Argentina to Loosen Its Currency Policy and Build Reserves - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21798-ars-usd-argentina-to-loosen-its-currency-policy-and-build-reserves-bloomberg.md) | -0.7% | -3.4% |
| SBM | 2023-11-15 | [Argentina restarts 'crawling peg' to let currency weaken for first time since August \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33460-argentina-restarts-crawling-peg-to-let-currency-weaken-for-first-time-since.md) | -2.1% | -9.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/argentina-controls-spawn-soybean-netflix-currency-rates-2022-10-19/

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