PULSES & BEYOND MATÍAS MACERA DESDELSUR
180 thousand tonnes, but this past crop, we will export no more than 35 thousand tonnes. Yields should be around 1.3 tonnes/ hectare, but we've had less than 0.5. How are the farmers coping? Who takes the fall when a crop fails? The expenses and losses are taken directly by the farmers. In northern Argentina, where most of the beans are grown and there are large extensions of land, we don't have a regulated insurance system like in the US and Canada. Can you tell me more about the impact of the new government on agriculture? It has drastically lowered inflation, from 25% to 2% in one year. The exchange rate is normalizing, and the government is running a budget surplus under Milei’s austerity program. Right now, there are other priorities, but if we continue in this direction, farmers will likely benefit soon.
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