# Particle: Argentine Peso Hits New Official Highs as Reserves Drop and Risk Jumps

> Argentina's official wholesale peso reached nominal records near ARS 1,516-1,521 this week, with Banco Nación retail at ARS 1,540. Gross reserves fell about US$481 million in one day while the central bank intervened only minimally and was a net buyer of roughly US$6 million. The JP Morgan country-risk index moved into the mid-500s and sovereign bonds slipped.

- Date: 2026-09-24 · published 2026-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17750-particle-argentine-peso-hits-new-official-highs-as-reserves-drop-and-risk-jumps
- Commodities: [Argentine Peso (ARS per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDARS.md)

## Why it matters

Currency and sovereign-risk stress in Argentina affects the country's farm export incentives and dollar flows, which influence how aggressively Argentine soybean meal, corn and wheat are offered to world buyers. The effect on feed commodity prices is indirect and modest.

## Read by commodity

- USDARS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- particle.news: https://particle.news/story/argentine-peso-hits-new-official-highs-as-reserves-drop-and-risk-jumps

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