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Weekly Report - 16 January 2014 (WR-14-02)
ARGENTINA: Arguing over the price of a loaf of bread
Argentina’s agricultural sector has been at odds with the government of President Cristina Fernández for almost her entire period of office. Since she raised export taxes on the sector in March 2008, conflict between the two has never been far away. Now, it threatens to flare up again, following the announcement by the economy minister, Axel Kicillof, that, despite hopes for a good wheat harvest in 2014, the government will allow only “gradual” exports.
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