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Corn leads the charge with exports forecast at 37 million tons, the third highest in history as farmers return in force following the MY2023/24 corn stunt or chicharrita setback.

Argentina’s oilseed sector enters marketing year (MY) 2025/2026 with diverging trajectories across key crops. Soybean area is forecast to contract by nearly one million hectares as producers revert to traditional corn rotations following a soy-heavy year driven by pest concerns.

A new government policy raising export taxes for agricultural products from 6.7 percent to 12 percent in December 2019 drives advanced MY19/20 grain crop sales.

2019/20 soybean planted area is forecast at 18 million hectares and production is forecast at 53 million tons, unchanged since September.

For MY 2019/2020, Post forecasts fresh citrus production at 1.6 MMT for lemons, 720,000 MT for oranges and 390,000 MT for tangerines.