Within this framework, the evolution of exported volumes showed a more stable positive trend, unlike the dynamics of export values. In this context, the positive performance of the sales of 20 products that showed signs of recovery and/or growth in the following items stands out: peas (+149%), fresh tomatoes (+64%), essential oils (+46% ), tobacco (+36%), peanut oil (+23%), eggs and egg products (+22%), shellfish (+21%), yerba mate (+21%), powdered milk (+20%) , canned olives (+19%), chickpeas (+17%), honey (+11%), agricultural machinery (+9%), bovine meat (+9%), cheeses (+6%), poultry meat ( +5), fresh potatoes (+3), shelled peanuts (+3%) and cotton (+1).
In this context, and as a balance of the year, the sector of Regional Economies of the Argentine Confederation of Medium Enterprises (CAME), through its director, edward rodriguez, warned about the difficulties that the different productive activities had to face: “The lack of temporary labor (swallow workers) was and continues to be notorious in pears and apples, wine, olive, tobacco, citrus, herbs and fine fruits, for cite some productive complexes. The problem has not yet been resolved and has become a worrying factor for our producers, since there is nothing worse for a SME producer from regional economies than not being able to harvest after a year of waiting. To this panorama, we must add an unsettled macroeconomy and an exchange gap that does not allow us to buy basic inputs for production -seeds, phytosanitary products and fertilizers- at the same value at which we sell our products”.
More specifically, Rodríguez remarks: “In general terms, we can say that our productions have not been listened to or attended to, but luckily, for the most part, our plantations are perennial cycles and we have been able to increase exports in dollars and maintain volumes with compared to 2021. The regional economies, who represent 63% of national producers and directly employ more than 625,000 day laborers, export 7.6 billion dollars and meet the daily domestic demand for fruits and vegetables, eggs, chicken, milk, tea, grass, cotton, olives, wine, wood; to name a few products.
Looking ahead to next year and as anticipated by the Government, the reduction of withholdings would be sought and refunds would be increased precisely for the activities of the regional economies that today face a crisis of competitiveness. Meanwhile, various are the sectors that are also asking for a drop in withholdings to continue growing in shipments.
The agenda will then remain open until 2023 with a view to continuing to increase exports but also to correct underlying problems in key activities for the local economy.
Source: Ambito
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