Area
Argentina
Commodity Group
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Commodity
Grains, oilseeds
Date
01/05/2020
Policy Category
Consumption and marketing
Policy Instrument
Market regulation
Description
Restricted the access of farms holding on to more than 5 percent of their harvest to public soft loans, in a bid to stimulate farmers to accelerate their new crop sales.
Notes
ARGENTINA market regulation: In a bid to encourage producers to sell their recently harvested grain and oilseed crops, in May the countrys Central Bank issued a resolution barring agricultural companies holding on to more than 5 percent of their harvest from accessing soft loans introduced to support small and medium-sized firms affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
