The national liaison committee is tough on the government's decision to raise withholdings.

The national liaison committee publicly rejected the national government's decision to raise soybean and corn taxes to the current schedule before January 27.

This was done through a statement signed by the Argentine Agrarian Federation, the Argentine Rural Society, Coninagro, and the Argentine Rural Confederations, in which they ratified their opposition to export duties.

Given its content, this is perhaps the most critical public statement by the national agricultural leadership against the government since Javier Milei took office.

The four rural entities warn that "for months and years, urgent and definitive measures have been needed to address the serious competitiveness problems facing the sector."

The main objection to the continued existence of export duties, beyond the rates, is that they are a "distorting, anachronistic, and harmful tax, as it has prevented the country from taking advantage of unbeatable opportunities for investment and federal development," rural leaders admit.

The liaison committee describes the current tax burden as "suffocating, inequitable, and unfair, attacking the competitiveness of the sector in each province."

And he warns: "There is no more room for short-term discretionary measures, which only deepen uncertainty and anxiety. He maintains that the Argentine countryside needs clear rules, predictability, and an Argentina without restrictions."

• Agriculture
• Liaison Table
• Withholdings
• Javier Milei