# Argentine agriculture investments could prove elusive

> An Emerald expert briefing says Argentina's export tax and quota removals under President Macri boosted grain and meat output, but a severe drought cut soy and maize production. It also notes a new China deal could lift beef exports while fiscal limits may constrain irrigation plans.

- Date: 2018-06-26 · published 2018-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64374-argentine-agriculture-investments-could-prove-elusive
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Argentine soy and maize output reduces exportable supply for feed ingredients, while beef export growth to China could modestly support cattle demand over time.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-10-30 | [INTERVIEW: Trump win could spur China to boost US agricultural imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14714-interview-trump-win-could-spur-china-to-boost-us-agricultural-imports.md) | +3.0% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2018-05-16 | [‘Start selling so dollars come in,’ Argentine soybean farmers are told](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64865-start-selling-so-dollars-come-in-argentine-soybean-farmers-are-told.md) | +1.2% | -8.1% |
| SOY | 2021-06-10 | [In the eye of the storm: How the oilseeds market emerged as the global driver of agriculture markets, its role in wider food price inflation - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46619-in-the-eye-of-the-storm-how-the-oilseeds-market-emerged-as-the-global-driver-of.md) | -7.3% | -11.0% |
| SOY | 2018-01-28 | [U.S. dollar impacts grain prices - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67028-u-s-dollar-impacts-grain-prices-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | -0.7% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2017-09-08 | [Who owns all the grain? — This week in the grain market - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69006-who-owns-all-the-grain-this-week-in-the-grain-market-realagriculture.md) | +0.4% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2024-10-30 | [INTERVIEW: Trump win could spur China to boost US agricultural imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14714-interview-trump-win-could-spur-china-to-boost-us-agricultural-imports.md) | +0.8% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2022-02-25 | [Fertilizer Prices Keep Rising and the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Could Make it Worse \| College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43025-fertilizer-prices-keep-rising-and-the-russia-ukraine-conflict-could-make-it.md) | +6.6% | +10.3% |
| CORN | 2023-04-20 | [Argentine peso hits record low in black market as economy creaks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36672-argentine-peso-hits-record-low-in-black-market-as-economy-creaks.md) | -1.0% | -9.9% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.1108/oxan-db235665

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