# Should We Set Up Export-Taxes For Africultural Products? Failing To See The Forest For The Trees In Argentina

> An opinion piece examines Argentina's export retentions, which are described as 33% on soybeans and 12% on wheat and maize. It explains that the government uses these taxes to lower domestic prices and questions whether they achieve that goal.

- Date: 2022-06-02 · published 2022-06-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14027-should-we-set-up-export-taxes-for-africultural-products-failing-to-see-the
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Export taxes change the price exporters can offer abroad and affect how much grain Argentina sells on world markets, so the policy shapes export flows and global prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-01-13 | [To unlock growth, Argentina should reduce its export taxes - Atlantic Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13815-to-unlock-growth-argentina-should-reduce-its-export-taxes-atlantic-council.md) | +1.9% | +8.7% |
| SOY | 2026-08-04 | [New Export Price Mechanism for Agricultural Products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12806-new-export-price-mechanism-for-agricultural-products.md) | +0.2% | +8.8% |
| SOY | 2020-08-18 | [Argentina Mulls Cutting Export Tax for Soy Meal: Industry Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51434-argentina-mulls-cutting-export-tax-for-soy-meal-industry-group.md) | -1.4% | +8.7% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- forbes.com: https://www.forbes.com/sites/afontevecchia/2022/06/02/should-we-set-up-export-taxes-for-africultural-products-failing-to-see-the-forest-for-the-trees-in-argentina/

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