What's behind the recent blue dollar price surge?

[Redpossum]

The Government may establish a preferential dollar for grain exporters say $1500 , equivalent to a sector devaluation.

But, but, but, wouldn't that be against Libertarian principles of government non-interference in the market?
What about The Invisible Hand?!?

 

[FrankPintor]

The harvests usually causes fx movement too, and for a variety of reasons the farmers haven't sold a lot of their harvest yet.

I think the farmers (well, really the big agro companies) do this every year, and there isn't really a variety of reasons, they just want a more favourable exchange rate and lower tax retention. Since they have the power to starve the government of Dollars, I believe they usually get their way.

 

[Reply Guy]

I think the farmers (well, really the big agro companies) do this every year, and there isn't really a variety of reasons, they just want a more favourable exchange rate and lower tax retention. Since they have the power to starve the government of Dollars, I believe they usually get their way.

They were also waiting for prices to improve from what I read. They were bottomed out a month ago.