Milei Is Cutting Export Taxes on Argentine Soy, Corn and Wheat

President Javier Milei’s government reduced tariffs on exports of soybeans, corn and wheat as he seeks to make good on a repeated promise to do away with the levies, which have held back Argentina’s farmers for years.

“Eliminating export tariffs has always been a priority,” Economy Minister Luis Caputo said Tuesday in a post on X. “And we’ll continue doing everything possible to achieve that goal as soon as possible.”

Caputo said that the lower tariffs are permanent, a sign that Milei is trying to boost the agriculture industry in the long run. Other reductions this year were ...