Instituto Nacional de la Yerba Mate

What Instituto Nacional de la Yerba Mate does

Instituto Nacional de la Yerba Mate (INYM) is an Argentine non-state regulatory body with financial and operational autonomy (autarquía financiera y operativa), created by Law 25.564 on February 21, 2002, and headquartered in Posadas, Misiones. It regulates, promotes, and develops the entire yerba mate value chain — production, processing, industrialization, commercialization, and consumption — serving approximately 10,000 smallholder producers, cooperatives, drying facilities (secaderos), mills, industry operators, and rural workers primarily in the Misiones and Corrientes provinces, with international promotion extending to the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas.

INYM's core service portfolio includes operator registration and certification, market statistics and traceability through its digital portal (portal.inym.org.ar) and interactive GIS mapping (gis.inym.org.ar), the unique Base de Datos Documental Bibliográfica Yerba Mate y Salud (~18,000 journal titles), the Indicación Geográfica "Yerba Mate Argentina" certification, the MATEAR annual fair, the El Mate en la Escuela educational program in secondary schools, the Estudiando con el Mate scholarship program, and joint worker training with UATRE. Its scientific dissemination days since 2013 and the Marca País Argentina license reinforce evidence-based market positioning.

The institution's revenue model is a transaction-based fiscalization tax (Tasa de Inspección y Fiscalización) of 2.5%–5% applied to the value of every kilogram of yerba mate elaborated for domestic sale, collected via official stamps (Estampillas Oficiales). This funds sector assistance, training, research, and promotion. A material structural event occurred in 2023 when Argentina's Milei administration eliminated INYM's price-setting authority and cost freezes, causing a 40% real-term collapse in farmgate prices and fundamentally repositioning INYM toward market facilitation, modernization (Resolutions 85/2026 and 88/2026), international export diversification through PromArgentina, and competitive optimization via a permanent work agenda with the national Deregulation Ministry.

Name

Instituto Nacional de la Yerba Mate

Legal name

Instituto Nacional de la Yerba Mate

Website

https://inym.org.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Instituto Nacional de la Yerba Mate (INYM) is an Argentine non-state regulatory body, founded 2002 and headquartered in Posadas, Misiones, that regulates, promotes, and develops the yerba mate value chain for approximately 10,000 producers, processors, mills, and exporters across Misiones and Corrientes, funded by a 2.5%–5% transaction tax on yerba mate sales.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Posadas

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tasa de Inspección y Fiscalización (Inspection and Fiscalization Tax): The primary funding source is a 2.5% to 5% tax on the value of every kilogram of yerba mate elaborated for domestic sale. The tax is collected via official stamps (Estampillas Oficiales) attached to packages at the packaging line. Revenue funds assistance programs, training, research, and promotion of yerba mate consumption domestically and internationally.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

INYM regulates, promotes, and develops the Argentine yerba mate sector through operator registration, sworn-declaration traceability systems, statistical data collection, geographic indication certification, technical assistance, training programs, scholarships, scientific dissemination, and international market promotion. Its offerings cover the entire supply chain from smallholder producers to exporters, funded via the Tasa de Inspección y Fiscalización levy on domestically sold yerba mate.

Product overview

INYM (Instituto Nacional de la Yerba Mate) is a non-state regulatory body with financial and operational autonomy, created in 2002 to promote, foster, and strengthen the development of yerba mate production, processing, industrialization, commercialization, and consumption. The organization offers a portfolio of programs and services including the unique bibliographic database on Yerba Mate and Health (~18,000 journals), the 'El Mate en la Escuela' educational program for secondary schools, the 'Estudiando con el Mate' scholarship program, the MATEAR annual fair, worker training programs conducted with UATRE, an online operator portal for sworn declarations, scientific dissemination events, and comprehensive statistical publications. The institution assists all segments of the yerba mate chain from small producers to processing facilities and mills through various support programs.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Base de Datos Documental Bibliográfica sobre Yerba Mate y Salud A unique bibliographic database created by INYM that compiles approximately 18,000 journal titles about yerba mate and health, the only database of its kind in Argentina and worldwide. For researchers, scientists, and health professionals.
• El Mate en la Escuela An educational program that promotes the healthy habit of mate drinking and the pedagogical value of yerba mate, using the mate as a learning tool in secondary schools across Misiones and Corrientes provinces. Implemented in 20 establishments in 2024.
• Programa de Becas Estudiando con el Mate 2026 Scholarship program for secondary and university students in agricultural-oriented schools in Misiones and Corrientes provinces, supporting students in faculties related to yerba mate production and industrial engineering.
• Feria MATEAR The most important yerba mate fair in Argentina, celebrating the Argentine mate culture. MATEAR 2026 is scheduled for October 17-18 at La Rural in Buenos Aires, showcasing producers, brands, entrepreneurs, scientists, and families around yerba mate. Supported more than 50 yerbateras at the 2026 edition.
• Programa de Capacitaciones a Trabajadores de la Actividad Yerbatera

Quantifiable outcome

• 193.7 million kilos of yerba mate distributed (Jan-Jul 2026)
• +4 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UATRE (Unión Argentina de Trabajadores Rurales y Estibadores)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026INYM implements joint training programs for rural workers in the yerba mate sector with UATRE, the rural workers' union. Programs cover agricultural best practices, harvesting techniques, workplace safety, and labor legislation. Training sessions include practical and theoretical components, with tool distribution to participants. Annual capacity building cycles conducted across yerba mate producing regions.
• PromArgentina (Agencia Argentina para la Promoción de Inversiones y Comercio Internacional)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2026INYM collaborates with PromArgentina for international market development, including organizing the International Yerba Mate and Infusions Business Round (120+ meetings in 2026 with 40 yerba mate companies). Joint participation in international trade fairs and promotional activities in key export markets. PromArgentina merged with Marca País Argentina under the Secretariat General of the Presidency in mid-2024.
• INTA (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerINYM works with INTA on the Strategic Plan for the Yerba Mate Sector, contributing to research and development initiatives for sustainable production. INTA provides technical agricultural expertise for improving yerba mate cultivation practices.
• UNaM (Universidad Nacional de Misiones)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the National University of Misiones on the Strategic Plan for the Yerba Mate Sector, scientific research on yerba mate and health, and student scholarship programs. Strategic plan conclusions were presented at UNAM's Faculty of Economic Sciences in December 2023.
• Marca País ArgentinacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerINYM received the Marca País Argentina license from the Secretariat General of the Presidency in July 2026. The certification provides access to national promotion events, international fair benefits, networking opportunities, Argentine Week events, and web visibility through Argentina Week platform. Strengthens Argentine yerba mate positioning in international markets.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Establecimiento Las Marías: Argentina's largest yerba mate producer (Taragüi, Amanda, Unión brands), based in Corrientes. Comparable as a vertically integrated Argentine yerba mate operator regulated by INYM and a primary beneficiary of INYM's certification, training, and export-promotion programs.
• Molinos Río de la Plata: Major Argentine food company (part of Grupo Pérez Companc) with a significant yerba mate portfolio. Comparable as a downstream mill/industry stakeholder that pays the Tasa de Inspección y Fiscalización and participates in INYM's Directory through industry representation.
• Cámara de Industriales y Productores de Yerba Mate de la Zona Productora: Misiones-based chamber representing mills, producers, and cooperatives in the Argentine yerba mate industry. Comparable as an adjacent industry-coordination body that shares the same operator universe as INYM and engages in joint representation with it.
• International Coffee Organization (ICO): Intergovernmental organization for coffee comprising importing and exporting member governments. Comparable as a globally active commodity-coordination body that combines statistical data collection, market intelligence, and international promotion—activities that mirror INYM's cross-border mandate for yerba mate.

Regional players

• EMBRAPA (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária): Brazilian agricultural research corporation with active erva-mate research programs. Comparable as the regional counterpart to INYM's research/extension function, addressing the same crop in the neighboring country that competes with Argentine yerba mate exports.
• CONAB (Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento): Brazil's national supply management company, attached to the Ministry of Agriculture. Comparable as a Latin American state-affiliated institution managing commodity supply intelligence, price monitoring, and strategic stocks for agricultural commodities—notably including erva-mate in southern Brazil.
• Pajarito: Paraguay's leading yerba mate brand and producer, headquartered in Itapúa. Comparable as a regional yerba mate producer operating in Argentina's main export-competitor country, indirectly shaped by INYM's market-promotion and certification standards in third-country markets.
• Tea Board of India: Statutory body under India's Ministry of Commerce overseeing tea production, exports, and promotion. Comparable as a national commodity regulatory and promotional authority for a beverage crop with strong geographic indication framework, paralleling INYM's GI and Marca País functions for yerba mate.

Broad incumbents

• SENASA (Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria): Argentina's national agri-food health and quality authority. Comparable as a domestic regulatory body enforcing quality, traceability, and phytosanitary standards across the food and agriculture value chain, with overlapping operator-registration and inspection functions.
• INTA (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria): Argentina's national agricultural technology institute and a direct INYM partner. Comparable as a state-affiliated body providing research, technical assistance, and extension services to Argentine agricultural producers, though across all crops rather than yerba mate specifically.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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