# Soybean meal: lower export duties in Argentina

> Argentina will lower its soybean export tariff starting in 2018. Current soybean meal prices are not being pushed higher by the weaker dollar.

- Date: 2017-11-28 · published 2017-11-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67812-soybean-meal-lower-export-duties-in-argentina
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A lower export duty could increase Argentine export competitiveness and meal and bean flows from 2018, which is bearish for soybean meal prices over time.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2022-12-05 | [Lowered taxes to boost Argentine soyabean meal and oil exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13993-lowered-taxes-to-boost-argentine-soyabean-meal-and-oil-exports.md) | +9.8% | +13.7% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2020-08-18 | [Argentina Mulls Cutting Export Tax for Soy Meal: Industry Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51434-argentina-mulls-cutting-export-tax-for-soy-meal-industry-group.md) | -3.1% | +5.4% |
| SBM | 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) | +3.6% | +11.9% |
| SBM | 2023-09-20 | [Latest “Soybean Dollar” Program Accelerates Sales in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13952-latest-soybean-dollar-program-accelerates-sales-in-argentina.md) | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| 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 | 2025-07-30 | [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% |
| SOY | 2023-09-20 | [Latest “Soybean Dollar” Program Accelerates Sales in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13952-latest-soybean-dollar-program-accelerates-sales-in-argentina.md) | -1.0% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/oilseeds/news/press-review-soybean-meal-lower-export-duties-argentina-2017-11-28

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