“…Consequently, the growth area harvested as well as the production of soybeans in Argentina slowed down significantly in the post crisis era. On the contrary, in Brazil, Lula's government implemented liberalization policies regarding soybean cultivation, rendering unhampered access to imported fertilizers, pesticides, and seeds, under the pressure of the famers' associations seeking to capture the market opportunity rendered by China and to expand the domestic production capabilities (Rothacher, 2016). Brazil thus experienced a boom in its soybean sector comparable to that observed in Argentina before the crisis.…”