News of harvest

Milei taps unseasonal source in search of dollars

30-10-2024 10:06 Faced by a shortage of foreign reserves, the Central Bank is turning to an unusual source of funding for this time of year: a risky trade by crop exporters.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

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.

agriculture & economy

Bug plagues crops in setback for Milei’s recovery plan

17-04-2024 16:49 Argentina corn farmers had high hopes for this season’s harvest. Now a bug is getting in the way.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

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.

Election 2023: the rural vote

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.

FEATURE

Epic drought pushes economic crisis to new extremes

12-04-2023 15:43 Exports poised to plummet with almost half the soy crop ruined; Dollar shortage putting pressure on peso, fuelling inflation.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Argentina's maize and soybean harvest forecast trimmed again

11-04-2023 18:12 Argentina's soybean and corn production will be lower than previously thought due to drought, predicts US government, as it lowers forecasts for soybean crop to 27 million tons and maize to 37 million tons.

EXCHANGE RATE SCHEME

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.

ECONOMY & AGRICULTURE

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.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Mixed reaction as Massa looks to boost reserves with ‘dolár agro’ rate

06-04-2023 01:09 Economy minister unveils Programa de Incremento Exportador, otherwise known as a third incarnation of the ‘soy dollar’ scheme; New plan will offer a rate of 300 pesos per greenback for agro-industrial exports and introduce automatic benefits for producers affected by drought.

DOLAR AGRO

Argentina rolls out special exchange rate to prop up reserves

05-04-2023 19:16 Argentina will once again introduce a temporary exchange rate for soybean exports and other products in an elaborate attempt to shore up dwindling Central Bank reserves amid a devastating drought.

WINE PRODUCTION

Race against time to rescue Argentina’s wine grapes

23-03-2023 00:52 Argentina's grape 2023 harvest will not exceed 15.4 million tons, according to projections by the National Institute of Vitiviniculture (INV). That's 40% less than a normal year.

Agriculture

Soy climbs as USDA slashes Argentina's crop estimate by 20%

08-03-2023 21:23 Maize and soybean crops in Argentina are in even worse shape than previously thought, according to US estimates.

Agriculture

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%.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Report: Losses from severe drought could exceed US$10 billion

20-01-2023 13:00 Economy Minister Sergio Massa meets with Mesa de Enlace to discuss the situation as soybean crop estimates are slashed; Agricultural losses for farmers expected to total US$10 billion, could knock two points off GDP this year.