# Exclusive: Argentina biodiesel exports fully halted…

> Argentine biodiesel exports have fully stopped because pandemic-hit fuel demand in Europe has paralyzed the sector. Argentina exported about 1 million tonnes of biodiesel last year, mostly to the EU, and the chamber expects a soybean oil surplus this year.

- Date: 2020-05-05 · published 2020-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53236-exclusive-argentina-biodiesel-exports-fully-halted
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Halted Argentine biodiesel exports leave extra soyoil domestically, which is bearish for soybean oil prices and adds to global vegetable oil oversupply.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2025-10-03 | [Argentina Export Tax Shock Hits Grain Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13828-argentina-export-tax-shock-hits-grain-markets.md) | +2.1% | +1.4% |
| SBO | 2018-01-22 | [Export Tax Relief Aids Argentina’s Soybean Trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66849-export-tax-relief-aids-argentina-s-soybean-trade.md) | +1.6% | -2.3% |
| SBO | 2022-12-05 | [Lowered taxes to boost Argentine soyabean meal and oil exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13993-lowered-taxes-to-boost-argentine-soyabean-meal-and-oil-exports.md) | -6.1% | -9.6% |
| SBO | 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) | +1.2% | +8.9% |
| SBO | 2023-12-21 | [Changes in Argentina should boost the country’s soymeal and soyoil exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32788-changes-in-argentina-should-boost-the-country-s-soymeal-and-soyoil-exports.md) | -2.6% | -3.6% |
| SOY | 2025-10-03 | [Argentina Export Tax Shock Hits Grain Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13828-argentina-export-tax-shock-hits-grain-markets.md) | -0.1% | +6.6% |
| SOY | 2026-06-02 | [Argentina to Gradually Reduce Export Taxes on Ag Products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13794-argentina-to-gradually-reduce-export-taxes-on-ag-products.md) | -5.5% | -5.4% |
| SOY | 2017-11-28 | [Soybean meal: lower export duties in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67812-soybean-meal-lower-export-duties-in-argentina.md) | +0.3% | -3.7% |

## Sources

- inkl.com: https://www.inkl.com/news/exclusive-argentina-biodiesel-exports-fully-halted-due-to-pandemic-chamber-head

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