News of harvest

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.

AGRO TENSIONS

Amid tension, Farming groups call three-day halt to grain trading

09-01-2021 07:37 Three-day stoppage next week called by three of four main agricultural groups to protest suspension of maize exports.

Bloomberg

Government mulls temporary cut on some crop export taxes

29-09-2020 17:16 Government weighing temporary reduction on some export taxes to boost dollar inflows, Bloomberg reports.

Bloomberg

Virus hobbles Argentina's biggest soy exporters – with harvest nearing

24-03-2020 10:59 The world’s biggest exporters of soybean meal and oil are fending off a slew of logistical hurdles as they rush to get ready for the impending harvest in Argentina.

CORN HARVEST

Corn to surpass soybean production this year, says Argentina

06-07-2019 09:00 For the first time in two decades, maize production in Argentina will surpass soybean production this year, the government has predicted.

BLOOMBERG

Soy harvest delivers record yields for Argentina

05-07-2019 10:22 After last year's devastating drought, soybean yields in Argentina's famous pampas agricultural belt registered an average of 3.36 metric tons per hectare this season, analysts say.