Macroeconomics Argentina In addition to its newly raised export taxes, Argentina’s new administration is trying to increase real estate taxes by between 15 and 75 percent, depending on the valuation of the property. Farms would be subject to the real estate taxes and large farms would, of course, pay the highest taxes. For farms over 2,000 hectares, the tax increase would be 75 percent, regardless of the farm’s productivity. Beyond the real estate taxes, some provinces are also trying to increase gross income taxes. Farmers are disappointed with the policy changes and, given the negative production margins they face, are starting protests and strikes that will increase in the coming days. Curren...
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Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.