In the first auction of wheat for the 2025/26 season, it became clear that Argentina must "lighten the load" for its export sectors.

In the first wheat auction of the 2025/26 season, held this Thursday at the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange, the president of the Argentine Millers Federation (FAIM), Diego Cifarelli, revealed two pieces of data that clearly indicate that Argentina is halfway between its own daily tragedy and the desire to get out of the hole, which was renewed especially after the electoral victory of the government and the possibilities that it will now push forward the necessary reforms. The first piece of data that Cifarelli brought to the podium was that -due to the drop in domestic consumption by Argentines themselves- the more than one hundred mills that grind wheat "are not doing well". "It has been two atypical months for the milling industry. Obviously with a demand that is somewhat stagnant, we have had two months of milling loss, with considerable drops, which is historic, it doesn't usually happen," he indicated, showing the magnitude of the crisis. The 150 mills in Argentina process ...