News of crops

Biggest Argentina wheat crop on record drives logistics frenzy

05-12-2025 15:41 Wheat production is seen at 25.5 million metric tons – easily the most for a harvest since the start of the century.

AGRICULTURE

Government extends agricultural emergency in key farming regions

12-11-2025 10:33 Milei government declares agricultural emergency in key farming areas; State of emergency issued by Economy Ministry for parts of provinces of Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires and Río Negro due to climatic impact on production.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Milei dangles big tax break for exporters in stealth devaluation

22-09-2025 14:07 Export tariffs temporarily scrapped on all of crop cargoes in a bid to bring dollars into the country.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Crop traders rush to secure Argentine cargoes as Milei perk ends

27-06-2025 14:03 Agriculture traders rush to get crop shipments on the books before government's tariff relief expires next week.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Milei stumbles in bid to unchain farmers as soy tax break ends

21-05-2025 13:35 Economy Minister Luis Caputo announces that tax cut for exports of soy and corn will end as planned.

Climate Change

Indigenous Colombians fret as sacred mountain glaciers melt

28-02-2024 11:50 The inhabitants of the Sierra Nevada range in north Colombia share fears about changing climate as record heat waves melt glacial peaks and ruin crops.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Argentina pushes to get out of farming time warp with better GMO seeds

05-01-2024 13:58 New government is seeking to make its decades-old rules governing patented seed technology fit for the modern era.

Agriculture

Crops get cheaper on Argentine currency plunge

13-12-2023 23:14 Prices for grains slid after Argentina, a major supplier, devalued its currency in a move that could encourage farmers to sell more of their crops into global markets.