# Argentina's grain trade paralyzed by possible export tax increases - DatamarNews

> Argentina's grain trade has nearly stalled because exporters expect the government to raise oilseed export taxes from 30% to 33% to address its fiscal deficit. The Ministry of Agriculture suspended agricultural export registrations on February 26, and buyers are not bidding in the Rosario market.

- Date: 2020-02-29 · published 2020-02-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54443-argentina-s-grain-trade-paralyzed-by-possible-export-tax-increases-datamarnews
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [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

Higher Argentine export taxes and frozen sales shift export flows toward other origins, supporting soy and meal prices while pressuring Rosario domestic farm prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-12-01 | [Argentina to Tax Grain Exports \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49492-argentina-to-tax-grain-exports-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.9% | +10.9% |
| SOY | 2020-04-24 | [Higher export taxes impact Argentina’s future soy acres \| 2020-04-24  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53488-higher-export-taxes-impact-argentina-s-future-soy-acres-2020-04-24-world-grain.md) | +1.3% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2025-09-25 | [U.S. grains: Soybean futures edge up as Argentina ends export tax waiver \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13833-u-s-grains-soybean-futures-edge-up-as-argentina-ends-export-tax-waiver-farmtario.md) | +0.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2020-10-02 | [Soybeans Bounce as Argentina Suspends Export Registrations \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12139-soybeans-bounce-as-argentina-suspends-export-registrations-feed-and-grain.md) | +2.6% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2020-01-09 | [Argentine soybeans facing tax increases \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54929-argentine-soybeans-facing-tax-increases-the-western-producer.md) | -1.0% | -6.1% |
| SBM | 2021-02-04 | [Argentina does not rule out an increase in grains export taxes - media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48457-argentina-does-not-rule-out-an-increase-in-grains-export-taxes-media.md) | -2.4% | -3.6% |
| SBM | 2020-12-01 | [Argentina to Tax Grain Exports \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49492-argentina-to-tax-grain-exports-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.7% | +8.6% |
| SBM | 2020-04-24 | [Higher export taxes impact Argentina’s future soy acres \| 2020-04-24  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53488-higher-export-taxes-impact-argentina-s-future-soy-acres-2020-04-24-world-grain.md) | +0.3% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- datamarnews.com: https://datamarnews.com/noticias/argentinas-grain-trade-paralyzed-by-expectations-of-export-tax-increases/

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