News of protectionism

Argentina eases protectionist corn curbs by lifting export ban

11-01-2021 09:23 Government ends temporary ban on grain exports and will instead set a daily sales limit to guarantee domestic supply, as producers begin three-day strike

AGRO TENSIONS

Shift to protectionism riles Argentina’s farmers

09-01-2021 07:47 Farm associations call for three-day halt on trading after government slaps ban on maize exports.

BLOOMBERG - OPINION

Good behaviour won't deliver Argentina from economic pain

03-06-2020 15:50 Argentina deserves debt relief, but also a credible way forward. The country still needs a path to growth, new investment and the prospect of fiscal reasonableness beyond the pandemic – and that is where the road map ends.

by Mac Margolis

BLOOMBERG

Blow for farmers, boon for drillers? Election's winners and losers

28-10-2019 16:47 Agricultural producers fear shit in tax rates on soybeans, wheat and beef and tighter capital controls, but Fernández will likely do his best to spur drilling in Vaca Muerta and boost mining exports.

BLOOMBERG

Mercosur eyes trade deal with United States after securing EU accord

04-07-2019 14:12 President Mauricio Macri and Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie reveal that Argentina and Brazil, the two largest members of the Mercosur, are talking about a potential trade deal with the world’s largest consumer market.