News of harvest

How Milei keeps peso strong ahead of midterm vote

14-05-2025 12:00 President Milei's government doubles down on a strong peso strategy, making it the cornerstone of his midterm election campaign.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

La Niña effects surprise Argentine farmers as dryness kicks in

07-01-2025 16:55 La Niña wreaked havoc on Argentina’s farms just two years ago. Now, a long bout of dry weather is emerging again.

CENTRAL BANK MANOUEVRES

Milei taps unseasonal source in search of dollars

30-10-2024 10:06 Faced by a shortage of foreign reserves, the Central Bank is turning to an unusual source of funding for this time of year: a risky trade by crop exporters.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

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.

agriculture & economy

Bug plagues crops in setback for Milei’s recovery plan

17-04-2024 16:49 Argentina corn farmers had high hopes for this season’s harvest. Now a bug is getting in the way.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Bumper Argentina soy, corn crops forecast to get even bigger

26-01-2024 14:43 This year's soybean and corn harvests in Argentina may be even bigger than previously thought.

Election 2023: the rural vote

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.