Overview
- The Secretariat of Agriculture issued Resolution 55/2026, published Tuesday, declaring the Argentina Wine Strategic Plan 2020 (PEVI) complete and starting a three‑month wind‑down.
- The order ends the compulsory levies that financed the industry body COVIAR and tells the National Institute of Vitiviniculture (INV) to stop collections and take any remaining funds.
- COVIAR is not dissolved but loses its main funding source and must file a final report detailing actions, goals met, and the state of resources during the wind‑down.
- Minister Federico Sturzenegger hailed the rollback and said roughly US$300 million were taken from the sector since 2004, while Bodegas de Argentina supported a shift to voluntary contributions.
- COVIAR rejected the resolution as improper, said it will weigh administrative or court action, and warned that export promotion, domestic marketing, and small‑grower support could shrink without steady funding.