Julián Domínguez was present at the presentation of the provisions of the new Minister of Economy, Silvina Batakis.
The Minister of Agriculture, Julián Domínguez, said that “this is a moment of cooperation, confrontation paralyzes”, in relation to the measure called by the Liaison Table for this Wednesday.
The manager of the agricultural portfolio underlined that “the productive and agro-bioindustrial sectors now have an entire horizon to continue to grow” and he felt that “the mood of the producers is not consistent with what the leaders of the Liaison Table express“.
“The climate in the sector is different. ExpoAgro, Agroactiva and AgroNea exceed all the operations of the previous editions”, he continued. At the same time, he highlighted that, in terms of agricultural machinery, in the first quarter of the year, sales of tractors increased by 26.5% on an annual basis, that of reapers by 43.5% and that of seeders by 19, 2 %. %.
“It is always time for dialogue and even more so in the face of a world conflict. We are in the midst of a war, and every day we see international specialists announcing famine for the world, with a global production crisis and an increase in the price of We are working side by side with the national government manufacturers on the solutions they need to strengthen national capacities, “he added.
Julián Domínguez noted that “the supply of diesel fuel, fertilizers and plant protection products is guaranteedIn this sense, he explained that diesel imports doubled compared to what happened in the same period of 2021 and reached 1,251,000 m3 between January and May.
In addition, he pointed out that this year is experiencing the highest cycle in terms of imports. In the period January-May, 900 thousand tons have already been imported, a figure similar to that recorded in 2021, which is the highest. In this sense, 735,000 were imported in 2019 and 522,000 in 2018.
He also indicated: “We are working with the Central Bank to ensure, as has been done up to now, the willingness to import the necessary fertilizers and plant protection products, with the firm decision to reduce the access period from 90 days to 60 days to the foreign exchange market for those inputs. “
In this sense, he indicated that “in the management of President Alberto Fernández, there is an increase in the purchase of fertilizers for the Argentine countryside because more is produced”.
“From the national government as well as from our Ministry, together with the provincial ministers, we continue to be able to give producers certainty and predictability. This is our main objective: to work to provide the necessary tools that help improve and increase production, satisfy the domestic consumption and increase exports and, in this way, respond to the demands of food security “, said Domínguez.
Source: Clarin
