AreaArgentina

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityMaize and Wheat

Date17/12/2021

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentExport policy

DescriptionEstablished a system to regulate maize and wheat exports, with \'equilibrium volumes\' to be determined, based on domestic supply, by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. Maize export quota for 2021/22 was set at 41.6 million tonnes, while the 2021/22 wheat export quota was set at 12.5 million tonnes. Initial 2022/23 export quotas for maize and wheat were set at 25 and 2 million tonnes, respectively.