# Oilseed consultant suggests Argentina in a tough spot as soy exporter - Brownfield Ag News

> A global oilseed consultant said Argentine soybeans leaving the country are taxed at 33 percent and that domestic demand is weak. He argued that the government's taxes on meat and poultry production hurt the soy processing sector and farmers. He added that the US and Brazil are strengthening their soy export capabilities.

- Date: 2022-07-27 · published 2022-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14020-oilseed-consultant-suggests-argentina-in-a-tough-spot-as-soy-exporter
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Argentina's high export tax and weak domestic crush demand could push Argentine meal exports down and shift trade flows toward the US and Brazil. This keeps Argentine soymeal offers pressured relative to competing origins.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2018-06-26 | [Soybeans continue lower trend - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8586-soybeans-continue-lower-trend-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.0% | -1.2% |
| SBM | 2016-11-25 | [Soybean oil could be big winner in new RFS standards - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6692-soybean-oil-could-be-big-winner-in-new-rfs-standards-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.7% | -2.2% |
| SBM | 2017-10-13 | [AgroPages-Record Soy carryover in Argentina expected to pressure prices-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68306-agropages-record-soy-carryover-in-argentina-expected-to-pressure-prices.md) | -0.4% | -3.4% |
| SBM | 2023-12-21 | [Changes in Argentina should boost the country’s soymeal and soyoil exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32788-changes-in-argentina-should-boost-the-country-s-soymeal-and-soyoil-exports.md) | -1.4% | -7.3% |
| SBM | 2024-03-25 | [Argentina FX change, return of tax to spur exports \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13931-argentina-fx-change-return-of-tax-to-spur-exports-latest-market-news.md) | -2.4% | +1.0% |
| 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 | 2025-01-28 | [Marketing advisor concerned about new soybean crush plants - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26608-marketing-advisor-concerned-about-new-soybean-crush-plants-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.3% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2018-08-15 | [Argentina: tax cuts on soy meal and soy oil exports suspended six months — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63376-argentina-tax-cuts-on-soy-meal-and-soy-oil-exports-suspended-six-months.md) | +1.2% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/oilseed-consultant-suggests-argentina-in-a-tough-spot-as-soy-exporter/

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