# Milei: “We Are Working Tirelessly to Eliminate the Ruinous Invention of Export Taxes for Good”

> President Javier Milei reiterated at a Rural Society event that his long-term plan is to eliminate agricultural export taxes. He reviewed the government’s phased reductions, which he said would be consolidated from January, and praised a bill increasing penalties for rural vandalism.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-07T01:37:00.598Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85364-milei-we-are-working-tirelessly-to-eliminate-the-ruinous-invention-of-export
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Further export-tax cuts could lift Argentine farmgate prices and encourage crop output and exports, adding supply to global markets over time. The president gave no timetable for eliminating the duties entirely.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-04-24 | [Higher export taxes impact Argentina’s future soy acres \| 2020-04-24  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53488-higher-export-taxes-impact-argentina-s-future-soy-acres-2020-04-24-world-grain.md) | +1.3% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2022-03-14 | [Argentina halts export registration for soy oil, meal \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5494-argentina-halts-export-registration-for-soy-oil-meal-reuters.md) | -1.3% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2020-12-01 | [Argentina to Tax Grain Exports \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49492-argentina-to-tax-grain-exports-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.9% | +10.9% |
| SOY | 2025-04-15 | [Milei shocks agro sector with increase of export duties - Buenos Aires Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13866-milei-shocks-agro-sector-with-increase-of-export-duties-buenos-aires-herald.md) | -0.6% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2019-12-24 | [Argentina raise taxes on corn, wheat and soybean exports \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55425-argentina-raise-taxes-on-corn-wheat-and-soybean-exports-farm-online-act.md) | +1.0% | -2.6% |
| SBM | 2022-06-27 | [Food export bans, from India to Argentina, risk fueling inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14025-food-export-bans-from-india-to-argentina-risk-fueling-inflation.md) | +5.4% | -0.6% |
| SBM | 2021-09-15 | [Ahead of state polls, govt takes steps to control food inflation \| Pune News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45020-ahead-of-state-polls-govt-takes-steps-to-control-food-inflation-pune-news-the.md) | -0.5% | -6.4% |
| SBM | 2022-03-19 | [Argentina hikes export tax on soy oil, meal to 33% to combat inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14044-argentina-hikes-export-tax-on-soy-oil-meal-to-33-to-combat-inflation.md) | +1.4% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- infocampo.com.ar: https://www.infocampo.com.ar/milei-trabajamos-sin-descanso-para-eliminar-para-siempre-el-invento-nefasto-de-las-retenciones/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.