Argentina boosts biodiesel prices and resumes export tax

In Argentina, after the government raised ethanol prices by just over 1% over August, it also raised biodiesel prices by about 2.7% in September for oil companies who must achieve the 10% blending mandate with prices varying depending on the type of producer from $703.3 per metric ton for the largest, integrated producers to $907.7 per ton for the smallest producers. The export tax was also raised to 0.13% in September from zero the month prior.