# Analysis: Argentina’s flow of trade dollars clogged by devaluation fears | 1450 AM 99.7 FM WHTC | Holland

> Argentina's trade flows have slowed as exporters and importers hold back amid fears of a devaluation under tight capital controls. Exports have dipped since May and the trade surplus fell to about $600 million in September and October from above $1.4 billion earlier.

- Date: 2020-12-03 · published 2020-12-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49928-analysis-argentina-s-flow-of-trade-dollars-clogged-by-devaluation-fears-1450-am
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Grain and oilseed farmers holding back sales reduce near-term export supply from Argentina, which tends to support world soymeal, soyoil and corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2020-09-22 | [Exclusive: Argentina soy crushing to fall 9.5% this year, export chamber says \| 1450 AM 99.7 FM WHTC \| Holland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50967-exclusive-argentina-soy-crushing-to-fall-9-5-this-year-export-chamber-says-1450.md) | -0.2% | +11.9% |
| SBM | 2019-03-11 | [Argentine soymeal factories take the brunt of trade war and taxes - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60157-argentine-soymeal-factories-take-the-brunt-of-trade-war-and-taxes-datamarnews.md) | +3.9% | +3.0% |
| SBM | 2019-04-03 | [Farmers delay pricing soy in Argentina trade-currency wager](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59634-farmers-delay-pricing-soy-in-argentina-trade-currency-wager.md) | -0.5% | -4.7% |
| SBM | 2019-07-23 | [U.S. farmers look past trade fears to cash in on China's hog crisis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58091-u-s-farmers-look-past-trade-fears-to-cash-in-on-china-s-hog-crisis.md) | -1.4% | -5.3% |
| SBM | 2025-09-18 | [Trump trade war fallout hits Argentine soy crushers despite export boom \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13830-trump-trade-war-fallout-hits-argentine-soy-crushers-despite-export-boom-reuters.md) | -3.8% | -2.8% |
| SBO | 2020-09-22 | [Exclusive: Argentina soy crushing to fall 9.5% this year, export chamber says \| 1450 AM 99.7 FM WHTC \| Holland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50967-exclusive-argentina-soy-crushing-to-fall-9-5-this-year-export-chamber-says-1450.md) | -2.9% | -5.1% |
| SBO | 2022-10-25 | [Destination demand snaps Brazilian soybean oil as Argentina’s supply tightens - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39223-destination-demand-snaps-brazilian-soybean-oil-as-argentina-s-supply-tightens.md) | +0.8% | -1.4% |
| SBO | 2025-09-18 | [Trump trade war fallout hits Argentine soy crushers despite export boom \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13830-trump-trade-war-fallout-hits-argentine-soy-crushers-despite-export-boom-reuters.md) | -3.8% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- whtc.com: https://whtc.com/2020/12/03/analysis-argentinas-flow-of-trade-dollars-clogged-by-devaluation-fears/

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