Argentina farm leader demands end to export duties, tax reform, new seed law

Carlos Castagnani, president of Argentina's rural society CRA, used the Pergamino Rural Exhibition to demand the permanent elimination of export duties (retenciones), a comprehensive tax reform, and a new seed law. This is a continuation of longstanding sector pressure on the government, but the explicit bundling of these demands signals an intensifying political push ahead of policy debates. The outcome will affect Argentina's agricultural export competitiveness and fiscal revenues.