News of maize

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

AND THAT REMINDS ME...

Grain means pain, corn meets scorn

16-01-2021 09:13 Maize in a maze would be as good a way as any of describing the government’s slapdash suspension of corn exports early in this new year.

by Michael Soltys

BLOOMBERG

Crop U-turn peeves importers, lays bare Argentina's infighting

15-01-2021 17:01 Argentina’s chaotic reversal on corn exports could hurt its standing among the world’s top grain suppliers as buyers get exposed to the unpredictability of government feuding.

ANOTHER U-TURN

Government removes maize-export cap, says it will ‘monitor supplies’

13-01-2021 12:27 Alberto Fernández administration U-turns on decision to slap export limits on maize exports, agreeing with producers to instead set up new monitoring system.

paro agrario

Agricultural producers begin three-day strike

11-01-2021 15:27 Agricultural producers begin three-day strike in rejection of the government’s move to suspend maize exports for the next two months, despite last-ditch tweaks to measure.

AGRO TENSIONS

Argentina eases protectionist corn curbs by lifting export ban

11-01-2021 09:23 Government ends temporary ban on grain exports and will instead set a daily sales limit to guarantee domestic supply, as producers begin three-day strike

AGRO TENSIONS

Shift to protectionism riles Argentina’s farmers

09-01-2021 07:47 Farm associations call for three-day halt on trading after government slaps ban on maize exports.

BLOOMBERG

Corn up to US$5 a bushel and soybeans spike

06-01-2021 14:50 Maize climbed to US$5 a bushel and soybeans rallied for a sixth day, driving both crops to fresh six-year highs, as farmer protests and dry weather pose threat to supplies.

AGRICULTURE

Argentina suspends corn-export licences until March 1

31-12-2020 11:27 Government temporarily suspends export licences for corn set to ship before March 1 to maintain adequate domestic animal-feed supply. Agricultural producers slam move.

AGRO POLICY

Government to hike duties on soy products, but not corn or wheat

03-03-2020 12:19 Higher rate on soy would be President Fernández’s second farm-tax hike since he took office in December, in a reversal of the agriculture-friendly bias of the previous administration.