News of wheat

Argentina’s wheat area cut even as rains improve crop conditions

13-07-2023 15:54 Wheat plantings in Argentina will cover an area of 5.4 million hectares, 200,000 hectares less than estimated in June, with production now seen at 15.6 million tons, according to the Rosario Board of Trade.

AGRICULTURE

Argentina’s crisis-wracked economy needs rains now to save crops

23-05-2023 09:07 Farmers in Argentina need rainfall within the next three weeks to have any chance of emerging from a disastrous drought.

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.

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.

AGRICULTURE

Agricultural producers count the cost of prolonged drought

04-11-2022 10:05 As much as 75% of agricultural land has been affected by drought, as a La Niña weather pattern persists and the effects of climate change intensify.

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.

AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT

Third straight drought is upending key Argentine planting season

28-10-2022 14:39 A near-relentless drought is jeopardising soybean and corn growing in Argentina. The situation is so dire that the government needs to restrict shipments to ensure wheat-flour supplies at home.

AGRICULTURE

Argentina mulls tighter wheat export controls as crop withers

13-10-2022 16:49 Argentina is considering tightening the screws on wheat exports as a drought withers plants.

G7 Summit

As Ukraine fallout worsens, G7 seeks to woo fence-sitters

28-06-2022 15:48 Five emerging powers, including Argentina, have become the object of the G7 industrialised powers' charm offensive, as the club of rich nations seeks broader support in their backing for Kyiv. Argentina has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

AGRICULTURE

Argentina set for worst wheat harvest in 12 years

09-06-2022 16:03 Experts in Rosario trim outlook for 2022-2023 wheat harvest to 18 million tons.

Bloomberg

Gene-edited beer is next in Argentine crusade for GMO acceptance

19-05-2022 17:44 Farm tech firm Bioceres in talks with Buenos Aires craft beer maker Rabieta to brew the first-ever GM lager.

STRIKE CAUSES CHAOS

Haulage strike that paralysed farming exports lifted

15-04-2022 00:37 Four-day strike by Argentine grain transporters, demanding higher freight rates in the face of rising diesel prices due to war in Ukraine, had paralysed local farming exports.

Agriculture

Argentina intervenes in wheat market to quash food inflation

03-03-2022 15:04 Argentina has intervened in the local wheat market to guarantee supplies to local millers and keep prices of commodities low.

UKRAINE CRISIS

WTO chief warns of food price rise amid Ukraine crisis

25-02-2022 16:38 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is threatening shockwaves through two of the world’s staple grain markets, prompting countries that rely on imports from the region to start seeking alternative supplies and heightening concerns about global food inflation and hunger.

AGRICULTURE

Drought could trim a third of Argentina’s economic growth this year

18-01-2022 15:47 Dryness that’s parching soybeans and corn across Argentina’s Pampas crop belt will shave US$4.8 billion off the nation’s gross domestic product this year, according to one of the first analyses of the economic impact of the drought.

ECONOMY

BitCow: Cryptocurrencies break into Argentina’s agricultural sector

26-12-2021 08:00 Blockchain technology and tokenisation of assets such as cows and soybeans could provide Argentina’s agricultural sector with greater transparency and traceability

AGRICULTURE

Argentina limits grain exports in fight against food inflation

18-12-2021 07:40 Argentina is putting a ceiling on exports of corn and wheat in a fresh bid by the Peronist government to quell food inflation at home.

BLOOMBERG

Dollar-strapped Argentina eyes help from record grain exports

24-11-2021 17:17 Argentina's bumper wheat and barley crops and high prices are on track to give the government some breathing room with the peso.

News of wheat

Argentina’s wheat area cut even as rains improve crop conditions

Argentina’s crisis-wracked economy needs rains now to save crops

Historic drought adds to Argentina’s economic woes

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

Report: Drought to slash Argentina’s exports by US$20 billion

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

Agricultural producers count the cost of prolonged drought

Economists and businesses see a dollar drought on the horizon

Third straight drought is upending key Argentine planting season

Argentina mulls tighter wheat export controls as crop withers

As Ukraine fallout worsens, G7 seeks to woo fence-sitters

Argentina set for worst wheat harvest in 12 years

Gene-edited beer is next in Argentine crusade for GMO acceptance

Haulage strike that paralysed farming exports lifted

Argentina intervenes in wheat market to quash food inflation

WTO chief warns of food price rise amid Ukraine crisis

Drought could trim a third of Argentina’s economic growth this year

BitCow: Cryptocurrencies break into Argentina’s agricultural sector

Argentina limits grain exports in fight against food inflation

Dollar-strapped Argentina eyes help from record grain exports

Argentina's Massa launches ‘Dólar Vaca Muerta,’ seeking US$1.2 billion

IMF delivers rare public rebuke to Massa over cash handouts

Brenda Uliarte changes tack on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assassination attempt

Malvinas: British poll shows which European nations support Argentine sovereignty claim

Cancel your plans... Argentina's famous 'Round of Clásicos' is back

Malvinas: una encuesta británica reveló qué países europeos apoyan la soberanía argentina

Según una encuesta, Massa creció y se ubica primero con Milei y Patricia Bullrich en un empate técnico

Alquileres: cuáles son los cambios para inquilinos y propietarios en la ley aprobada por el Senado

Su hija tomó la escuela hace un año y ahora el Gobierno de la Ciudad le exige pagar 1,4 millón de pesos

Ciudadanía italiana: cuáles serían los nuevos requisitos para tramitarla