Overview
- Axel Kicillof visited Corrientes and signed two cooperation agreements Wednesday that allow local rice producers to join Programa Mercados Bonaerenses and sell directly at fixed markets and fairs.
- The provinces also sealed a technical pact to transfer research, protocols and high-quality bovine and ovine genetic material from Buenos Aires' network of 16 Chacras experimentales to Corrientes producers.
- Kicillof framed the trip as an act of federal solidarity and highlighted Buenos Aires' recent assistance to Corrientes during wildfire emergencies as part of the justification for the accords.
- He declined to confirm any presidential candidacy when asked during the visit, and observers describe the trip as part of his wider effort to build a national political network ahead of 2027.
- These provincial cooperation tools aim to cut out intermediaries for small and medium producers and boost livestock productivity by supplying breeding material and technical know-how from experimental farms.