Argentine government reduced to zero the withholdings of agroindustrial products

The Government modified the export duties for some 70 agro-industrial products, 52 of them had a zero tariff, and the rest, such as rice, from 3 to 5% (depending on their particularities). Among the products mentioned, which may be of exclusive interest to Mendoza, are the production of bees (only queens), juices of various fruits, mixes of spices and vermouth, with a zero rate. In the general list, essential oils can also be highlighted; aromatic; potato seeds; "Quinoa (chenopodium quinoa), for sowing"; "Sesame seeds, for sowing"; "Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken", eggs, and "prepared or preserved peanuts". The shelled peanut, on the other hand, pays 4.5%; rice "in the husk, not parboiled", 5%; and "other types of rice", with the exception of that used for sowing, 3%. The measure was announced through the publication of Decree 410/2021, this Monday in the Official Gazette. It clarifies that the decision was made to promote the growth potential of certain regional ...