# Return to food protectionism is riling farmers in Argentina | Air Freight News

> Argentina has suspended corn exports through February to secure domestic feed supplies and curb meat and dairy prices amid forecast 50% inflation. Farm associations responded by calling a trading halt from January 11 to 13.

- Date: 2021-01-07 · published 2021-01-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49005-return-to-food-protectionism-is-riling-farmers-in-argentina-air-freight-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Removing Argentina, the third-largest corn shipper, from export markets tightens world corn supply and supports corn prices, while raising the risk of further export curbs on other crops.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-11-28 | [AgroPages-Argentine farmers switching some intended corn to soybeans-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55876-agropages-argentine-farmers-switching-some-intended-corn-to-soybeans.md) | +1.1% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2023-02-28 | [Argentine farmers protest tax, currency policies as drought weighs \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13980-argentine-farmers-protest-tax-currency-policies-as-drought-weighs-reuters.md) | +0.9% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2018-09-26 | [Argentina, IMF reach deal to boost financing to $57 billion \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63332-argentina-imf-reach-deal-to-boost-financing-to-57-billion-ap-news.md) | -0.2% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-11-21 | [Argentine election may boost farmer spending, grain prices -biotech firm Bioceres \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13949-argentine-election-may-boost-farmer-spending-grain-prices-biotech-firm-bioceres.md) | -3.2% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2019-12-24 | [Argentine government taxes farmers to fund spending - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55423-argentine-government-taxes-farmers-to-fund-spending-grain-central.md) | -0.2% | +0.6% |
| SOY | 2025-07-09 | [Corn vs Soy: Argentina’s Farmers Weigh Taxes, Margins in Planting Plans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13847-corn-vs-soy-argentina-s-farmers-weigh-taxes-margins-in-planting-plans.md) | -2.9% | -5.4% |
| SOY | 2023-02-28 | [Argentine farmers protest tax, currency policies as drought weighs \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13980-argentine-farmers-protest-tax-currency-policies-as-drought-weighs-reuters.md) | +1.5% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2018-09-26 | [Argentina, IMF reach deal to boost financing to $57 billion \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63332-argentina-imf-reach-deal-to-boost-financing-to-57-billion-ap-news.md) | +2.4% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- airfreight.news: https://airfreight.news/articles/full/a-return-to-food-protectionism-is-riling-farmers-in-argentina

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