ENVIRONMENT & AGRICULTURE Local municipalities embrace agroecology 13-02-2021 10:15 A network of municipalities are reimagining an agricultural production model based on industrial inputs, encouraging a new relationship between farming, food and nature. by Jorgelina Hiba
AGRICULTURE 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.
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.
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 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.
BLOOMBERG 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.
Deforestation in the Amazon Brazil asks investment firms to adopt protected Amazon areas 09-07-2020 17:24 The two main donors to the Amazon Fund, Germany and Norway, want to see deforestation dropping before resuming contributions, according to Brazilian Vice-President Hamilton Mourão.
Bloomberg Farmers shun government's solution to debt conundrum 16-06-2020 22:28 Agriculture sector lobbying against the government’s proposal to sweeten an offer on its overseas debt restructuring with payments tied to sector's exports.
BLOOMBERG Resistance grows to government's plan to nationalise Vicentin 12-06-2020 02:05 President Alberto Fernández announced on June 8 that the state would nationalise soy giant Vicentin, which was the country's largest grain exporter until it hit a crisis at the end of last year.
AGRO POLICY Farmers begin four-day strike, the first under Alberto Fernández 09-03-2020 16:00 Four farmers' unions began halting the marketing of grains and livestock for four days starting Monday, in rejection of an increase from 30 percent to 33 percent in duties on exports of soybeans and derivatives.
Economic Recovery First protest against new government, sparked by recovery package 19-12-2019 12:32 Pro-Macri demonstrators protest against pension freezes and tax hikes on exports and foreign expenditures.
Bloomberg New tax hike is nightmare come true for Argentina's farmers 17-12-2019 16:55 As the new government continues to roll out tax hikes, powerful agricultural producers are showing both concern and anger.
BLOOMBERG Blow for Fernández as crop windfall slips away 09-12-2019 13:42 President-elect needs all the help he can get to pull the country out of recession and make good on bond payments. But he faces a speed bump from the crop industry.
AGRICULTURE Farmers fear impact of a Peronist victory in election 24-10-2019 09:38 After a record harvest, farmers are fearful of a Peronist victory on Sunday and their subsequent policies, yet also disappointed in President Mauricio Macri and his government.
ELECTION 2019 Embattled farmers eye presidential vote with apprehension 16-10-2019 19:38 Farmers are bracing for the possible return of interventionist policies if the Peronist ticket headed by Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner wins the October 27 ballot.
'HISTORIC AGREEMENT' China turns to Argentine soy meal in fresh blow to US farmers 10-09-2019 22:01 Asian giant is finally allow in soy meal imports from Argentina after two decades of fruitless talks, Agriculture Ministry announces.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Macri: Inflation in August will be above three percent 27-08-2019 14:43 "It's going to be three-something in August. It's not good, it's very bad," the president said at an event alongside agricultural producers and farm-owners.