News of agriculture

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.

French official: EU, Mercosur will 'take time' to conclude deal

06-06-2023 11:12 French government official says European Union and Mercosur both want to "take their time" to finalise trade deal.

Viterra-Bunge deal to rescue soy giant Vicentin is now at risk

03-06-2023 08:25 Deal to rescue Vicentin SAIC, one of the biggest suppliers of soybean meal fed to livestock herds around the world, at risk of falling apart because of court delays.

Juan Schiaretti: ‘Fiscal balance should not entail extreme austerity’

22-04-2023 06:29 Three-term Córdoba Province governor on transcending ‘la grieta,’ why Peronism must split from Kirchnerism and why export duties on the agricultural sector should be removed.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Brazil may surpass United States as world's number one corn exporter

21-04-2023 09:32 Brazilian corn production should set a new record in 2023, allowing the country to become the world's leading exporter of maize, ahead of the United States.

Governors push back on criticism of Massa’s ‘dolár agro’ scheme

06-04-2023 19:27 New plan offers a rate of 300 pesos per greenback for agro-industrial exports; Governors push back from criticism from agricultural producers.

Historic drought adds to Argentina’s economic woes

06-04-2023 15:26 Argentina's worst drought in almost 100 years is decimating critical soy, wheat and corn production, damaging the income of farmers, producers – and the government.

Argentina debuts ‘Dollar Malbec’ to aid exports amid drought

31-03-2023 10:16 Economy Minister Sergio Massa confirmed Thursday he’s rolling out a temporary, subsidised exchange rate for wine and other agriculture products, dubbed the “Dollar Agro” or “Dollar Malbec” by the local press.

Argentina soy crop forecast slashed to smallest on record

20-03-2023 10:51 Buenos Aires Grain Exchange slashes soy crop forecast to 25 million metric tons, potentially the smallest harvest since it began keeping records in 2001.

Report: Drought to slash Argentina’s exports by US$20 billion

06-03-2023 13:50 Technical report by the CREA agricultural group projects soy harvest will fall 38% from last season, with maize down 30% and wheat down 37%.

JPMorgan sees economy facing prospect of hard landing

28-02-2023 09:20 Argentina’s economy is facing the prospect of a “hard landing” scenario this year as a crop drought deepens expectations of a larger downturn, according to JPMorgan.

National Meteorological Service issues health warnings amid record heatwave

11-02-2023 15:17 Buenos Aires residents awoke Saturday to temperatures of 36 degrees Celisus with a predicted high of 38 degrees Celisus, which would be the highest in February in 61 years.

Argentina’s soy harvest set for 14-year low amid punishing drought

10-02-2023 10:56 Major losses from harvest anticipated due to ‘worst drought in 60 years’; Forecasts slashed for soy, maize and wheat crops.

Corn farm in Córdoba gets its own Messi 'tattoo'

20-01-2023 11:19 The size of almost four football fields, one corn farm in Ballesteros, Ballesteros, has made its own Messi "tattoo" on its crops.

Drought-busting rains come too late to salvage Argentina's soy

17-01-2023 16:31 Rains heralding the end of the devastating La Niña drought may come too late to prevent Argentina's soybean crop from withering.

Satellites suggest Argentina’s soy crop will be lowest since 2018

12-01-2023 15:57 Extreme drought is devastating soybean crops in Argentina and could result in the smallest harvest in more than a decade.

In Uruguay, an effort to save horses from foreign plates

28-12-2022 13:07 The Santuarios Primitivo NGO is doing its best to rescue horses in Uruguay, where slaughter of the beloved animals is increasing rapidly.

South America rain offers hope for relief in world food prices

15-11-2022 21:28 Rain finally fell in Argentina over the weekend and soy farmers started revving up tractors to make up for lost planting time.

Agriculture and livestock farming devours the forests of Gran Chaco

09-11-2022 15:39 The Gran Chaco indigenous forest, spanning one million square kilometres across three nations, is a little-known victim of 25 years of gradual invasion by agriculture and livestock farming, with deforestation causing immeasurable harm to local fauna and flora.