Abstract:
This article analyzes the regulation for wheat and soybean exports in
Argentina in the 2004-2014 period and its consequences on the
production and export of these crops. From the nineteen nineties on,
the grain production recorded considerable increases, largely
explained by the increase in the quantities of soybean, wheat and corn
which reached record highs in the 2007/2008 growing season. These
results occur in view of an international scenario of growing demand
for these products and increasing international commodity prices.
After 2008, both the production and surface area sown with soybean
continue expanding. This was not the case with wheat. These results
are subject to analysis based on a documentary review of the main
trade policies implemented and the analysis of production and export
statistics for both crops. Although there are a number of factors
impacting on these results, the role of the trade policies should be
noted, and particularly, the export restrictions which affected the
wheat crop.
