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The agricultural entities of Argentina reacted to the installation of a “soybean dollar” at 200 pesos during the month of September, a measure imposed yesterday by the Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, in his search to increase the country’s monetary reserves.
The installation of a “soybean dollar” at 200 pesos during the month of September, a measure promoted by the Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, who seeks to increase the country’s foreign exchange, provoked mixed reactions from the representatives of the main agricultural entities.
The initiative will allow to accumulate at least 5,000 million dollars from the liquidation of soybeans until next September 30. The president of the Argentine Rural Society, Nicolás Pino, assured that the measure is “a first step” towards the “normalization” of the sector, which could reduce export taxes and reduce the existing gap between the different exchange rates.
“Soybeans are worth 550 dollars in the Chicago market, and we, with the 200 pesos that the government took out yesterday, are still far from that value. If this means starting a path towards normality, welcome,” Pino explained.
According to him, the new price will probably translate into a “greater settlement volume”, motivated especially by the upcoming thick seeding campaign, which “requires a lot of money to start up.”
For Carlos Achetoni, president of the Argentine Agrarian Federation, whose organization represents the country’s small and medium producers, the “soybean dollar” will only benefit the “concentrated and exporting sectors”, generating “discrimination” towards the rest of productive activities .
Income would increase by 40%
“We believe that there should be parity for all, because those preferences can generate imbalances over the rest. I think that the most logical thing is that there is a comfortable economy for all,” Achetoni assured.
With the measure, producers will be able to sell each ton of their product at about 70,000 pesos, almost 500 dollars at the official exchange rate in September, which will mean “an increase of 40% of their income,” according to the Argentine Secretary of Agriculture, Juan Jose Bahillo.
“Producers told us that this price is going to be really attractive (…). We want to generate conditions for greater production, a larger planted area and a higher dollar income,” the official told the TN news channel.
Foreign currency income to Argentina from exports of grains and derivatives registered 3,387.8 million dollars in August, 11% more compared to the same month in 2021.
with EFE
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