News of harvest

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

Drought-busting rains come too late to salvage Argentina's soy

17-01-2023 16:31 Rains heralding the end of the devastating La Niña drought may come too late to prevent Argentina's soybean crop from withering.

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.

BLOOMBERG

Runaway price hikes has soy farmers hoarding all they can

15-07-2022 13:07 In Argentina, the top exporter of soybean products, farmers are hanging on to more of their crops than normal to defend against rampant inflation in yet another blow to global food supplies.

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.

JUJUY'S CANNABIS HARVEST

Jujuy prepares for ‘largest medicinal cannabis harvest’ in Latin America

27-04-2022 17:01 Jujuy Province Governor Gerardo Morales helps get “largest Latin American harvest” of cannabis grown for medicinal purposes underway; State-run firm Cannava has 80,000 plants over 35 hectares, which will help produce 25,000 kilogrammes of “pharmaceutical grade flower.”

AGRICULTURE

Diesel shortages wreak havoc as top soy exporter starts harvest

07-04-2022 21:31 Argentina is grappling with shortages of diesel fuel that powers tractors and trucks just as the soybean and corn harvests pick up.

AGRICULTURE

Government says maize exports are 'open,' despite new rules

14-10-2021 12:41 Farmers oppose imposition of new registration requirements for maize exports; Record 60.5 million tones forecast for 2020-2021 harvest.

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.