# Argentina: Argentina’s Delay of Soybean Export Tax Reduction Unlikely | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

> Argentina's government is reportedly unlikely to delay its planned reduction of the soybean export tax, according to a USDA Foreign Agricultural Service attaché report. The report also describes Argentina's trade-opening measures since 2015.

- Date: 2018-06-04 · published 2018-06-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64370-argentina-argentina-s-delay-of-soybean-export-tax-reduction-unlikely-usda
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A confirmed export tax cut would lower Argentine farm-to-port costs and could encourage more soybean and meal exports, adding supply to global markets and weighing on soy and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-06-05 | [Argentina: Argentina Further Cuts Agricultural Export Taxes \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13791-argentina-argentina-further-cuts-agricultural-export-taxes-usda-foreign.md) | -0.6% | -0.4% |
| SOY | 2016-12-30 | [Argentina: New plan to reduce the export tax on soybean - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73319-argentina-new-plan-to-reduce-the-export-tax-on-soybean-global-trade-alert.md) | -1.7% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 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) | +0.8% | +4.5% |
| SOY | 2025-08-01 | [Argentina Announced a Permanent Reduction in Export Taxes; and more news about Latin American agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13840-argentina-announced-a-permanent-reduction-in-export-taxes-and-more-news-about.md) | +1.0% | +6.9% |
| SOY | 2025-07-30 | [Argentina to resume soybean exports after official tax cut – CIARA-CEC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13845-argentina-to-resume-soybean-exports-after-official-tax-cut-ciara-cec.md) | -1.3% | +4.8% |
| SBM | 2022-05-23 | [India: Indian government resumes GM-origin soybean meal imports \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41490-india-indian-government-resumes-gm-origin-soybean-meal-imports-usda-foreign.md) | +1.0% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2016-12-30 | [Argentina: New plan to reduce the export tax on soybean - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73319-argentina-new-plan-to-reduce-the-export-tax-on-soybean-global-trade-alert.md) | -2.3% | +6.2% |
| SBM | 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) | +1.2% | +12.6% |

## Sources

- fas.usda.gov: https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/argentina-argentina-s-delay-soybean-export-tax-reduction-unlikely

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