AreaArgentina

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommoditySoybeans

Date01/12/2014

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentMarket regulation

DescriptionLimited access of farmers holding soybean stocks to public production loans, and introduced formal reporting requirements for the sale of silo-bags (used for on-farm storage), in a bid to encourage farmers to release soybeans into the market.

NotesFarmers holding onto their soybean harvest (as a hedge against local inflation and currency devaluation - see MPPU Mar. & Nov.’14) may see their access to production loans curtailed. Reportedly, the state-owned Banco de la Naci