# Focus on Argentina | 2019-09-09  | World Grain

> Argentina's grain and oilseed sector is being shaped by government policy, currency devaluation and the U.S.-China trade dispute. A four peso per dollar export tax imposed in September 2018 added about 9.3% to exporter costs, and the USDA attaché flagged the October 2019 presidential election as a policy risk for planting decisions.

- Date: 2019-09-09 · published 2019-09-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56913-focus-on-argentina-2019-09-09-world-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Export taxes and election-linked policy uncertainty can change Argentine export volumes and farmer selling, which affects world meal, corn and wheat supplies.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-02-23 | [Argentinean farm group wants grain export tax gone \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14051-argentinean-farm-group-wants-grain-export-tax-gone-world-grain.md) | +7.5% | +12.7% |
| CORN | 2021-09-29 | [Argentina may change tax structure on grain exports - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44930-argentina-may-change-tax-structure-on-grain-exports-datamarnews.md) | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2024-08-07 | [Argentina grain export taxes not going away any time soon](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13905-argentina-grain-export-taxes-not-going-away-any-time-soon.md) | -1.8% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2025-04-14 | [Argentina farmers focus on harvest over sales despite currency boost](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13864-argentina-farmers-focus-on-harvest-over-sales-despite-currency-boost.md) | +1.1% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2024-11-28 | [Uncertainty swirls around US grain supplies \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11782-uncertainty-swirls-around-us-grain-supplies-world-grain.md) | +1.1% | +6.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-23 | [Argentinean farm group wants grain export tax gone \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14051-argentinean-farm-group-wants-grain-export-tax-gone-world-grain.md) | +6.4% | +26.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-03 | [Argentina Export Tax Shock Hits Grain Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13828-argentina-export-tax-shock-hits-grain-markets.md) | +0.3% | +6.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-28 | [Uncertainty swirls around US grain supplies \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11782-uncertainty-swirls-around-us-grain-supplies-world-grain.md) | +0.2% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/12574-focus-on-argentina

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