# Milei on export taxes: “Our plan is for them to disappear”

> President Javier Milei reaffirmed that eliminating export taxes is a long-term goal of his government and said further cuts would depend on public finances. Speaking to representatives of Argentina’s Rural Society, he described the agricultural sector as unfairly burdened by the taxes.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-08T19:35:55.037Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87934-milei-on-export-taxes-our-plan-is-for-them-to-disappear
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

If implemented, lower export taxes could encourage Argentine grain exports, expanding global availability and potentially weighing on prices. Milei linked further cuts to fiscal surpluses, so the timing and scale remain uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-12-09 | [Milei Is Cutting Export Taxes on Argentine Soy, Corn and Wheat - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13819-milei-is-cutting-export-taxes-on-argentine-soy-corn-and-wheat-bloomberg.md) | -2.0% | -3.7% |
| 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 | 2026-06-02 | [Argentina to Gradually Reduce Export Taxes on Ag Products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13794-argentina-to-gradually-reduce-export-taxes-on-ag-products.md) | -5.5% | -5.4% |
| SOY | 2020-10-02 | [Argentina lowers export taxes on soy for three months, hoping farmers will sell their crops — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50483-argentina-lowers-export-taxes-on-soy-for-three-months-hoping-farmers-will-sell.md) | +2.6% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2024-12-28 | [The financial problems of a major agricultural group bring to the forefront the demand for lower export taxes – Universidad Austral](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13890-the-financial-problems-of-a-major-agricultural-group-bring-to-the-forefront-the.md) | +1.3% | +6.6% |
| CORN | 2025-12-09 | [Milei Is Cutting Export Taxes on Argentine Soy, Corn and Wheat - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13819-milei-is-cutting-export-taxes-on-argentine-soy-corn-and-wheat-bloomberg.md) | +0.1% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2026-06-02 | [Argentina to Gradually Reduce Export Taxes on Ag Products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13794-argentina-to-gradually-reduce-export-taxes-on-ag-products.md) | -4.9% | -8.5% |
| CORN | 2021-12-15 | [The Government reduces export duties on some agro-industrial products to zero](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14068-the-government-reduces-export-duties-on-some-agro-industrial-products-to-zero.md) | -3.5% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- decamponoticias.com: https://www.decamponoticias.com/milei-en-la-rural-retenciones/

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