News of agriculture

Milei stumbles in bid to unchain farmers as soy tax break ends

21-05-2025 13:35 Economy Minister Luis Caputo announces that tax cut for exports of soy and corn will end as planned.

China is said seeking Argentina crops as it skirts US tariffs

09-05-2025 08:31 China signed a letter of intent with exporters in Argentina to buy about US$900 million of soybeans, corn and vegetable oil.

Argentina allows live cattle exports as Milei scraps 1973 policy

26-02-2025 22:54 President Javier Milei Milei issues executive order striking down a policy dating to 1973 that prohibits Argentina from shipping its cows to abattoirs overseas.

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22-02-2025 06:59 The Once train crash was technically a railway accident far more frequently dubbed a tragedy and a crime in not a few eyes – few transport disasters have been so heavily politicised even if two previous rail accidents had claimed more lives.

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Government temporarily reduces export duties in boost for farmers

23-01-2025 23:19 Economy Minister Luis Caputo confirms that Argentina will temporarily lower export duties.

Rainfall falters for Argentina’s baked soybean and corn farms

20-01-2025 14:57 Rains that were forecast to fall on farmland over the weekend largely failed to materialise, leaving the region continuing to suffer from dryness.

Blocking and Bargaining: France and farmers fight EU-Mercosur trade deal

13-11-2024 15:35 The EU-Mercosur trade deal, which would create the world’s largest free trade zone, is nearing potential ratification after 25 years of negotiation, despite fierce opposition from France and European farmers.

France: EU-Mercosur deal will not be signed at G20 in Brazil

11-11-2024 14:06 France says the EU-Mercosur free-trade deal “will not be signed” at next week’s G20 Leaders Summit in Rio de Janeiro. 

Macron says free-trade deal with Mercosur is unfair for local farmers

02-10-2024 16:48 French President Emmanuel Macron again criticises Mercosur-European Union free-trade deal with, saying accord would put European companies and agricultural workers at a disadvantage.

Bunge’s rescue of huge soy supplier rests with Argentine court

25-09-2024 14:22 A top court in Argentina is set to decide whether crop giants Bunge Global and Viterra will be allowed to take over Vicentin, the company that was once the crown jewel of the country’s massive soybean-processing industry.

Argentina poised for first China corn cargoes in 15 years

02-07-2024 15:50 Argentina is preparing corn shipments to China that will be the first in 15 years, the latest move by the two countries to expand agricultural trade.

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.

Natural pesticides gain ground in 'agri-tox' capital Brazil

19-02-2024 14:14 Agricultural powerhouse Brazil may be the world leader in chemical pesticide use, but there is a growing trend of farmers turning to natural products known as "biopesticides."

France: EU-Mercosur trade deal 'won't be signed as is'

31-01-2024 14:39 Protesting European farmers fear the deal would further depress produce prices amid increased competition from exporting nations that are not bound by strict and costly EU environmental laws.

Crops get cheaper on Argentine currency plunge

13-12-2023 23:14 Prices for grains slid after Argentina, a major supplier, devalued its currency in a move that could encourage farmers to sell more of their crops into global markets.

Milei’s policy moves seen boosting Argentina's wheat crop by 60%

12-12-2023 17:50 The arrival of Javier Milei to the Presidency is setting up the prospect of rapidly expanding wheat production in Argentina.

Fed-up farmers lean towards outsider Milei

14-11-2023 15:38 The countryside, one of the prime engines of Argentina’s economy, is arriving to the presidential run-off full of uncertainty.

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.

'Soy dollar' back with 25% foreign currency available to exporters

05-09-2023 12:17 Fifth edition of the 'Export Increase Programme' this time does not include unique exchange rate; Applies to exporters from last 18 months; Details of the new decree and the sector's reaction.

Brazil is pushing the US out of world’s biggest soybean market

24-07-2023 15:44 China's increasing reliance on Brazilian soybeans during the typical season lull signals a shift away from the US as South America's shippers dominate the market, impacting American farmers and geopolitics.