News of agriculture

China is said seeking Argentina crops as it skirts US tariffs

09-05-2025 08:31 China signed a letter of intent with exporters in Argentina to buy about US$900 million of soybeans, corn and vegetable oil.

From meat to grains, trade war is a boon to Brazil and Argentina

22-04-2025 14:38 Escalating tensions between the United States and China have created an opening for Brazil and Argentina to ramp up exports.

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22-02-2025 06:59 The Once train crash was technically a railway accident far more frequently dubbed a tragedy and a crime in not a few eyes – few transport disasters have been so heavily politicised even if two previous rail accidents had claimed more lives.

by Michael Soltys

Milei’s plan to boost farm exports: stop ships from running aground

12-02-2025 11:41 Argentina’s government is moving to give the neglected Paraná waterway its first major upgrade in nearly two decades. But time is running out for the fixes to be made.

Rainfall falters for Argentina’s baked soybean and corn farms

20-01-2025 14:57 Rains that were forecast to fall on farmland over the weekend largely failed to materialise, leaving the region continuing to suffer from dryness.

Distressed fund wins key role in bankruptcy case of soy exporter Vicentin

19-12-2024 15:03 Esteban Nofal, who runs Cima Investments SA, has swept up almost 35% of Vicentin’s US$1.3 billion of unsecured debt from a group of global banks for just 11 cents on the dollar.

France: EU-Mercosur deal will not be signed at G20 in Brazil

11-11-2024 14:06 France says the EU-Mercosur free-trade deal “will not be signed” at next week’s G20 Leaders Summit in Rio de Janeiro. 

Delayed, stalled... but is EU-Mercosur free-trade deal imminent?

30-10-2024 19:58 Rumours are growing that the long-stalled, much-awaited free-trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur could be announced before the end of the year, perhaps even at next month's G20 summit in Brazil.

Bunge’s rescue of huge soy supplier rests with Argentine court

25-09-2024 14:22 A top court in Argentina is set to decide whether crop giants Bunge Global and Viterra will be allowed to take over Vicentin, the company that was once the crown jewel of the country’s massive soybean-processing industry.

US soy is so cheap that even rival Argentina is buying it

16-09-2024 16:39 Argentina, the world’s biggest exporter of processed soybean meal and oil, is set to bring in whole beans from the United States for the first since 2019.

Argentina has surplus harvest, but farmers want more from Milei

22-06-2024 09:03 Farmers are delaying agricultural sales as they wait for President Javier Milei to eliminate taxes and exchange barriers.

Soybean crushers strike just as harvest gathers pace

29-04-2024 17:54 Workers at soy-processing plants have gone on strike just as farmers are collecting the crop.

France: EU-Mercosur trade deal 'won't be signed as is'

31-01-2024 14:39 Protesting European farmers fear the deal would further depress produce prices amid increased competition from exporting nations that are not bound by strict and costly EU environmental laws.

Bumper Argentina soy, corn crops forecast to get even bigger

26-01-2024 14:43 This year's soybean and corn harvests in Argentina may be even bigger than previously thought.

Milei’s policy moves seen boosting Argentina's wheat crop by 60%

12-12-2023 17:50 The arrival of Javier Milei to the Presidency is setting up the prospect of rapidly expanding wheat production in Argentina.

Argentina set to double wheat sales to Brazil on rebounding crop

07-12-2023 21:00 Argentina is poised to more than double its shipments of wheat to Brazil, displacing competitors including Russia in the key global agriculture market. 

On the pampas, farmers are all in on Milei

10-11-2023 13:06 Argentina's agriculture industry — which accounts for 20% of gross domestic product — portrays the coming election as existential. And the preference of many rural producers is Javier Milei.

Vicentin at risk if US$1.3-billion rescue deal rejected

03-11-2023 17:23 Vicentin SAIC, which has been battling an Argentine court to get the plan approved, would struggle to survive if its US$1.3-billion rescue deal is rejected.

Brazil is pushing the US out of world’s biggest soybean market

24-07-2023 15:44 China's increasing reliance on Brazilian soybeans during the typical season lull signals a shift away from the US as South America's shippers dominate the market, impacting American farmers and geopolitics.

Argentina’s wheat area cut even as rains improve crop conditions

13-07-2023 15:54 Wheat plantings in Argentina will cover an area of 5.4 million hectares, 200,000 hectares less than estimated in June, with production now seen at 15.6 million tons, according to the Rosario Board of Trade.