# Particle: Argentina’s Official Dollar Steady as Parallel Rates Rise to Records

> Official Argentine exchange rates stayed calm this week, with the wholesale rate near ARS 1,514-1,516 and parallel dollar rates climbing to records. Private dollar demand is absorbing farm export inflows of about US$170 million per day, and central bank purchases in September have averaged about US$14 million per day. The Treasury launched a dollar-linked swap of about ARS 5.43 trillion to push maturities out.

- Date: 2026-09-21 · published 2026-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17752-particle-argentina-s-official-dollar-steady-as-parallel-rates-rise-to-records
- Commodities: [Argentine Peso (ARS per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDARS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Farm dollar supply in Argentina is being absorbed by private demand, which slows the central bank's reserve build and can encourage farmers to hold grain, tightening Argentine soybean meal and corn export availability. That supports prices modestly for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- USDARS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2023-03-29 | [Argentina: “Blue” dollar reaches AR$ 397 — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37155-argentina-blue-dollar-reaches-ar-397-mercopress.md) | +0.2% | -5.1% |
| SBM | 2023-03-22 | [Argentina drought saps dollar reserves, pressuring FX crawling peg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37153-argentina-drought-saps-dollar-reserves-pressuring-fx-crawling-peg.md) | -1.1% | -1.3% |
| SBM | 2026-10-29 | [The dollar continues to rise but is at its lowest level in 10 years · SondeAR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17345-the-dollar-continues-to-rise-but-is-at-its-lowest-level-in-10-years-sondear.md) | -3.3% | — |
| SBM | 2023-03-31 | [Argentina's dollars drain fastest since 2019 as IMF decision looms \| Kitco News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37154-argentina-and-apos-s-dollars-drain-fastest-since-2019-as-imf-decision-looms.md) | -0.7% | -3.8% |
| SBM | 2022-08-28 | [Argentines flocked to buy dollars to protect savings from crisis \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40326-argentines-flocked-to-buy-dollars-to-protect-savings-from-crisis-buenos-aires.md) | -5.9% | -6.1% |

## Sources

- particle.news: https://particle.news/story/argentinas-official-dollar-steady-as-parallel-rates-rise-to-records

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