News of 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.

La Niña is set to deliver drought to Argentina's soybean crop

29-11-2021 20:50 La Niña is set to wreak havoc during Argentina’s upcoming summer, when soybean and corn plants will be growing across the Pampas farm belt.

Study: Animal-based food generates nearly twice the emissions as plant

13-09-2021 13:47 Animal farming accounts for twice as many greenhouse gas emissions as plants grown for consumption, according to a study published Monday that mapped agricultural activities worldwide.

Paraná river at historic low: natural cycle or climate change?

04-09-2021 10:52 South America's second-longest river has dropped to its lowest level since the 1940s, baffling experts and leaving environmentalists concerned.

Opposition rallies with agricultural producers against 'populism'

09-07-2021 17:19 Protesters rally against President Alberto Fernández's government on July 9, Argentina's Independence Day.

Carlos Reutemann, senator and former Formula 1 driver, dies aged 79

07-07-2021 14:17 Carlos Alberto 'Lole' Reutemann, ex-Formula 1 driver, senator and governor of Santa Fe Province dies at the age of 79.

Paraná’s historic low levels test Argentina’s agriculture trade

11-06-2021 23:51 At less than half its historical average, the Paraná’s low flow impedes Argentina’s exports as a concession to manage the waterway comes up for renewal.

by Jorgelina Hiba

Historic drought threatens Brazil's economy

10-06-2021 08:00 Worst drought in nearly a century to hit two key regions in Brazil is wreaking havoc on hydroelectric dams and crops – and threatening country's nascent pandemic recovery.

Argentina’s beef ban: a double-edged sword for competitors

22-05-2021 00:00 Decision to suspend beef exports temporarily presents competitors in Latin America with an opportunity – but it will also push up prices in their domestic markets.

Inflation near 50% puts Argentina on path that failed before

20-05-2021 16:04 Argentina’s new ban on exports of its famed beef won’t quell runaway inflation if previous interventions are any guide.

Australia’s spat with China opens door for grain rival Argentina

04-05-2021 21:48 Farmers in Argentina are pouncing on a trade feud between grain rival Australia and voracious crop buyer China.

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.

Beef-addicted Uruguay aiming to make farming greener

25-03-2021 12:00 Last year, Uruguay launched a livestock and climate initiative with the help of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). We hear from Rosa Correa, one of 62 farm owners to implement the programme, about its aims and objectives.

Fernández threatens to raise taxes on farm exports

08-02-2021 11:24 If the farm industry continues to sell food at home for the same prices at which it exports, the government will take matters into its own hands, warns Peronist leader.

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.

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.

UN: World food prices jump to six-year high

03-12-2020 19:26 Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest level in nearly six years, the UN food agency said Thursday, due in part to adverse weather conditions.

Night-time raiders are destroying US$100,000 soy bags

20-11-2020 13:17 Packed tight with freshly harvested soybeans, the silobags that dot the Pampas at this time of year are worth a hefty sum. They're also a target for vandals – and farmers have had enough.

Argentina ponders Belt and Road Initiative endorsement

22-08-2020 10:18 By joining the BRI, Argentina could unlock Chinese finance for vital investment in infrastructure and transport, fossil and renewable energy, mining, manufacturing, agriculture, innovation and information technology.

by Dialogo Chino

Drought and frosts threaten Argentina’s record wheat crop

21-08-2020 15:20 A drought coupled with bouts of frost may curb wheat output across swathes of Argentina, the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange said in a report.