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Argentina sets new tariffs for agri-exporters

Market & Price Trends
Dan Kleiner
Published Mar 9, 2020
The recently implemented modifications on the export tariff scheme for agricultural products determined some percentages to rise, others to decrease and others to remain the same. Below, there is a brief description of the situation of some of those products. There are similar insights that contain other types of products also indicating the set % and if that meant an increase or decrease.

Sorghum flour will continue to pay 5% as export duties and grains will remain at 12%.
Paddy rice and polished rice will have a reduction of 6% (from 12% to 6%) and 4% (from 9% to 4%) respectively.
Frozen fish will also receive a reduction on export tariffs of 2% (from 9% to 7%), Fresh fish 4% (from 9% to 5%)
Beef export duties will continue at 9%.
Green peas, beans, chickpeas and lentils will have a 4% reduction (from 9% to 5%).
Vegetables, potatoes, tomato, lettuce, wines, strawberries, lemons, apples and grapes will continue paying 5% as export tariff.
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