EU-MERCOSUR DEAL EU-Mercosur trade deal totters as Europe's farmers revolt 30-01-2024 18:15 Growing farmer protests in Europe and strong opposition from France damages push for EU-Mercosur free-trade deal.
ELECTION 2023 Fed-up farmers lean towards outsider Milei 14-11-2023 15:38 The countryside, one of the prime engines of Argentina’s economy, is arriving to the presidential run-off full of uncertainty.
BLOOMBERG 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.
PRODUCTION Economists and businesses see a dollar drought on the horizon 03-11-2022 00:34 Private sector fears government's economic team will tighten restrictions on access to hard currency for purchase of inputs, creating a dollar desert drought until March.
Bloomberg Drought, soaring fertiliser costs push Argentine farmers to grow more soy 22-09-2022 11:13 Farmers are grappling with a third straight year of withering drought ahead of the growing season, but this year they have a new strategy to beat it: plant soybeans.
AGRICULTURE Russia's invasion of Ukraine sets off Latin American fertiliser race 20-05-2022 00:06 Russia's invasion of Ukraine, both fertiliser suppliers to Latin America, opens a race across the region.
HARVEST BOOM Global grain shortage an opportunity for Argentina's 'green gold' 06-05-2022 15:48 Soybean harvest will be smaller than last year, but it will bring in record prices as a result of Russia's attack on Ukraine. Agro-industrial exports could reach as high as US$41 billion this year, according to experts.
Bloomberg Wartime sunflower boom beckons for farmers on Argentina’s pampas plains 06-04-2022 15:21 Argentina is poised for a sunflower boom as farmers recalibrate plans in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.