Decree details new nighttime restrictions

The government on Saturday published a decree proposing the setting of limits on the movement of people and nighttime activities, part of a move to lower Covid-19 infections in Argentina. As previously reported, the filing in the Official Gazette did not lay out a specific timeframe, leaving it up to provincial and regional leaders to … Read more

Government removes maize-export cap, says it will ‘monitor supplies’

The government has reversed its decision to set a limit on corn exports to guarantee domestic supplies and pledged instead to monitor supplies more closely. The decision was confirmed by the Agriculture, Fisheries & Livestock Ministry in a statement Tuesday.  Government officials will hope the move will lower tensions with the powerful agricultural sector, with … Read more

Export cap reversal rounds off chaotic week of agro tensions

A week of agricultural tensions for the government ended in another dramatic U-turn this week, with producers and officials agreeing to further dialogue as a result. Agricultural producers began a three-day strike on Monday in rejection of the government’s decision earlier this month to suspend maize exports until March 1.  The so-called ‘paro agrario’ went … Read more