# Agricultural levy on exports will remain if I'm elected, says Fernández | Buenos Aires Times

> Presidential frontrunner Alberto Fernández said he would likely keep the existing agricultural export levies (retenciones) introduced under Macri if elected on October 27. He cited the fiscal deficit as the reason it is hard to ease the pressure on exporters.

- Date: 2019-10-07 · published 2019-10-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56413-agricultural-levy-on-exports-will-remain-if-i-m-elected-says-fernandez-buenos
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Keeping export taxes in place maintains a cost on Argentine grain and oilseed exports, which can slow farmer selling and modestly support world prices. The measure is a stated intention rather than a change in law.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-08-04 | [New Export Price Mechanism for Agricultural Products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12806-new-export-price-mechanism-for-agricultural-products.md) | +0.2% | +8.8% |
| SOY | 2025-01-27 | [Agriculture will face renewed challenges in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13884-agriculture-will-face-renewed-challenges-in-argentina.md) | -1.3% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2025-05-21 | [Milei stumbles in bid to unchain farmers as soy tax break ends \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13858-milei-stumbles-in-bid-to-unchain-farmers-as-soy-tax-break-ends-buenos-aires.md) | -0.4% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2019-01-29 | [China’s Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60961-china-s-retaliatory-tariffs-on-u-s-agricultural-products-everycrsreport-com.md) | -0.5% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2025-01-09 | [Will $10B in economic payments offset farm income losses? \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26503-will-10b-in-economic-payments-offset-farm-income-losses-agriculture-dive.md) | +5.6% | +7.4% |

## Sources

- batimes.com.ar: https://batimes.com.ar/news/economy/agricultural-levy-on-exports-will-remain-if-im-elected-says-fernandez.phtml

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