"Agriculture has an enormous potential that has not been taken into account"

Published 2025년 11월 13일

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For the economist Maximiliano Montenegro, agriculture has enormous potential that has not been taken into account by governments, as indicated in his presentation made during the conversation organized by the Agroperfiles Group in the White Room of the Hotel Gualok, within the framework of the National Cotton Festival 2025.

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"When I am considering the potential of these sectors to generate foreign currency, what I mean is that they will contribute greatly to stabilizing the macroeconomy," which is increasingly demanded of Javier Milei's government. "What the agricultural sector generates is enormous, and as it is contributing now, imagine if we had $12 billion less in the balance of payments," he said, it would have been much more difficult to stabilize than in the current situation. "These sectors will contribute greatly to stabilizing the macroeconomy. I do not mean that these sectors will solve the social problem, employment, and imbalances in Argentina, but if they had clear policy directions, they can balance the scales." GENERATES MORE EMPLOYMENT THAN MINING AND VACA MUERTA Maximiliano Montenegro, before a room full of producers, entrepreneurs, and technicians, said there is no doubt that "the agri-industry and everything related to agriculture has much more potential to generate employment ...
Source: Agromeat

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