# Government mulls temporary cut on some crop export taxes | Buenos Aires Times

> Argentina's government is weighing a temporary cut in some crop export taxes to boost dollar inflows as foreign reserves fall to a three-year low. Soy is the main candidate, and measures could apply in October. Officials have not yet decided on the products, the percentage cut or how it would work.

- Date: 2020-09-29 · published 2020-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50971-government-mulls-temporary-cut-on-some-crop-export-taxes-buenos-aires-times
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A lower export tax would encourage Argentine farmers to sell more soybeans and products abroad, adding supply to world markets and pressuring soybean and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-10-03 | [Milei’s 48-hour tariff pause spurs record surge in crop exports \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13829-milei-s-48-hour-tariff-pause-spurs-record-surge-in-crop-exports-buenos-aires.md) | -0.1% | +6.6% |
| SOY | 2022-08-12 | [Argentina asked crop exporters to bring US$1 billion next week \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14015-argentina-asked-crop-exporters-to-bring-us-1-billion-next-week-buenos-aires.md) | -12.5% | -12.9% |
| SOY | 2021-12-15 | [The Government reduces export duties on some agro-industrial products to zero](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14068-the-government-reduces-export-duties-on-some-agro-industrial-products-to-zero.md) | +3.9% | +10.5% |
| SOY | 2025-12-09 | [Milei Is Cutting Export Taxes on Argentine Soy, Corn and Wheat - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13819-milei-is-cutting-export-taxes-on-argentine-soy-corn-and-wheat-bloomberg.md) | -2.0% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2018-11-03 | [Agri-business boom lifts economy, amid tax ire \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61888-agri-business-boom-lifts-economy-amid-tax-ire-buenos-aires-times.md) | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| SBM | 2025-10-03 | [Milei’s 48-hour tariff pause spurs record surge in crop exports \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13829-milei-s-48-hour-tariff-pause-spurs-record-surge-in-crop-exports-buenos-aires.md) | -0.0% | +16.9% |
| SBM | 2022-08-12 | [Argentina asked crop exporters to bring US$1 billion next week \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14015-argentina-asked-crop-exporters-to-bring-us-1-billion-next-week-buenos-aires.md) | -10.9% | -15.4% |
| SBM | 2020-08-18 | [Argentina Mulls Cutting Export Tax for Soy Meal: Industry Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51434-argentina-mulls-cutting-export-tax-for-soy-meal-industry-group.md) | -3.1% | +5.4% |

## Sources

- batimes.com.ar: https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/economy/government-mulls-temporary-cut-on-some-crop-export-taxes.phtml

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