The productive sector expressed that despite the fact that in the first semester the chain was impacted by the drought and the drop in profitability. They also proposed palliative measures.
In a text addressed to the Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa and the Undersecretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Juan José Bahillothe dairy sector expressed themselves in the midst of a strong crisis that the sector is going through and proposed the removal of Export rights among other palliative measures.
The sector expressed that although in the first semester the chain was impacted by the drought and the persistence of macroeconomic measures that kept profitability at negative levels (US$5.7 billion per month, they estimate) and “paying the cost of going into debt and decapitalizing,” they maintained. However, they added that despite this situation, the supply flow did not have any shocks or production drops. “This can not go on like this”. The industry is also being affected by the decline in international prices and fall in domestic consumption.
He production sector like the industrialist, they requested, through the letter, the following measures, as a mitigating factor capable of restoring better productive conditions and greater foreign exchange earnings to the country for exports.
In summary, as a transitional path they propose and request as soon as possible:
- Remove from Export rights in all dairy tariff positions.
- Establish an equivalent in pesos per dollar exported, under the same conditions as those known as Soybean Version IV (which raises our costs and rents a lot).
- Accelerate payment of Tambero Impulse Program.
- Authorize SIRAs for imports of the dairy sector and payment thereof.
- Modify the Customs Reference Price and adjust it to the current values of the International Market.
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Waiting for a prompt favorable response, they expressed their willingness to collaborate, to the extent of their possibilities, to solve the problems that currently affect the sector and the country. And they also expressed their “willingness to attend the meetings that were necessary, and/or with whom the minister indicates.”
They signed the letter Table of milk producers of the province of Santa Fe – Chamber of milk producers of the western basin of Buenos Aires (CAPROLECOBA) – Center of the Argentine dairy industry (CIL) – Association of small and medium-sized dairy companies (APYMEL) – Board intercooperative of milk producers – CONINAGRO – Argentine Agrarian Federation – Union of milk producers in the Mar and Sierras basin – Abasto USV -.
Source: Ambito
