# Caputo before the agricultural sector: defended Milei’s model and highlighted lower export duties and market opening

> Argentina’s Economy Minister Luis Caputo defended the continuation of President Javier Milei’s economic program at an event organized by the Argentine Rural Society. He highlighted the elimination and reduction of export duties, market opening, and growth in planted area among the government’s measures for agriculture.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-11T07:36:07.277Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93216-caputo-before-the-agricultural-sector-defended-milei-s-model-and-highlighted
- 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

Lower export duties can improve farm margins and encourage sales and production, while market opening may expand export outlets. The account largely reiterates the government’s existing policy direction, so the direct near-term price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2025-07-26 | [Milei announces ‘permanent’ reduction in agricultural export duties - Buenos Aires Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13848-milei-announces-permanent-reduction-in-agricultural-export-duties-buenos-aires.md) | -3.7% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2017-05-02 | [FiBL - Report on the EU Common Agricultural Policy and deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71041-fibl-report-on-the-eu-common-agricultural-policy-and-deforestation.md) | -0.3% | -4.8% |
| SOY | 2017-05-04 | [Drawing out links between the Common Agricultural Policy, soy, and deforestation in South America - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71038-drawing-out-links-between-the-common-agricultural-policy-soy-and-deforestation.md) | -0.4% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2018-12-31 | [Profiles and Effects of Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Exports - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61443-profiles-and-effects-of-retaliatory-tariffs-on-u-s-agricultural-exports.md) | +3.3% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2025-07-26 | [Milei announces ‘permanent’ reduction in agricultural export duties - Buenos Aires Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13848-milei-announces-permanent-reduction-in-agricultural-export-duties-buenos-aires.md) | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2025-02-20 | [Corn Markets Under Pressure – Profit-Taking and Argentina’s Export Tax Cut Weigh on Prices - Commodity Board Europe is an independent commodity market intelligence platform providing global production data, price insights and market analysis for agricultural and food commodities.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6195-corn-markets-under-pressure-profit-taking-and-argentina-s-export-tax-cut-weigh.md) | -5.1% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2023-08-14 | [Mexico: Mexico Notifies Revised NOM-187 to the WTO and Opens 60-day Comment Period \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34543-mexico-mexico-notifies-revised-nom-187-to-the-wto-and-opens-60-day-comment.md) | +0.3% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- on24.com.ar: https://www.on24.com.ar/negocios/agro/caputo-ante-el-campo-defendio-el-modelo-de-milei-y-destaco-la-baja-de-retenciones-y-la-apertura-de-mercados/

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