Food regulators are trying to keep pace with market changes in the context of public ignorance and political opposition. Argentina – Dead Ahead In an interview on future Argentine agricultural policy, Minister Carlos Casamiquela reflected on the populist leaning of his government. It likely makes sense to place less significance on soybeans and more on corn and wheat with the goal of exporting value-added products such as meat to China. However, the goal of competitiveness has to be squeezed into an emphasis on social policy of inclusion and equity. The effort to achieve equity by constricting the profit of the nation's most efficient producers is why the current government has so many opponents in the productive ag sector. Moreover, it i...

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