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.
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.
AGRICULTURE Government says maize exports are 'open,' despite new rules 14-10-2021 12:41 Farmers oppose imposition of new registration requirements for maize exports; Record 60.5 million tones forecast for 2020-2021 harvest.
AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT Is Argentina’s soy boom over? 17-07-2021 10:44 Driven by incentives and environmental concerns, farmers are choosing maize and wheat over what used to be Argentina’s star grain crop. by Jorgelina Hiba, Diálogo Chino
AGRICULTURE Commodities boom swells Central Bank reserves to nine-month high 03-06-2021 20:13 This year, exports have brought in US$13.3 billion so far – the highest level in 18 years for this time of the season.
AGRICULTURE Argentina set to boost coffers amid rebound in commodity prices 19-05-2021 10:06 With soy and maize reaching peaks in Chicago, Argentina could also look forward to record earnings of almost US$3.2 billion from a promising wheat harvest, according to a new report.
Bloomberg Soy-shipping turmoil deepens with transport minister's death 29-04-2021 23:40 Argentine farmers struggling to ship their crops through increasingly shallow rivers may soon face a new obstacle: one of the world’s key soy waterways needs to be dredged, and there’s no firm plan for who will do it.
ENVIRONMENT & AGRICULTURE How Argentina’s land laws stifle sustainable agriculture 13-02-2021 10:10 Argentina’s unique land laws have meant increasingly concentrated land ownership and leasing to profit-oriented companies who care little for long-term sustainability. by Jorgelina Hiba