# Argentines flocked to buy dollars to protect savings from crisis | Buenos Aires Times

> About 1.4 million Argentines bought dollars on the formal market in July, up nearly 60% from June, as political turmoil and inflation at a three-decade high eroded confidence. Black-market dollars traded at 292 pesos versus about 253 pesos at the official rate including taxes.

- Date: 2022-08-28 · published 2022-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40326-argentines-flocked-to-buy-dollars-to-protect-savings-from-crisis-buenos-aires
- Commodities: [Argentine Peso (ARS per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDARS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy dollar demand and a wide parallel exchange gap signal persistent peso weakness and capital flight. This can encourage farmers to hold grain for a better rate, which tightens Argentine export supply and supports meal and oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- USDARS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-07-15 | [Runaway price hikes has soy farmers hoarding all they can \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14022-runaway-price-hikes-has-soy-farmers-hoarding-all-they-can-buenos-aires-times.md) | -10.3% | +4.6% |
| SBM | 2018-05-16 | [‘Start selling so dollars come in,’ Argentine soybean farmers are told](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64865-start-selling-so-dollars-come-in-argentine-soybean-farmers-are-told.md) | -1.3% | -9.1% |
| 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 | 2026-09-21 | [Particle: Argentina’s Official Dollar Steady as Parallel Rates Rise to Records](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17752-particle-argentina-s-official-dollar-steady-as-parallel-rates-rise-to-records.md) | +2.1% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- batimes.com.ar: https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/economy/argentines-flocked-to-buy-dollars-to-protect-savings-from-crisis.phtml

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