Agriculture Vicentin at risk if US$1.3-billion rescue deal rejected 03-11-2023 17:23 Vicentin SAIC, which has been battling an Argentine court to get the plan approved, would struggle to survive if its US$1.3-billion rescue deal is rejected.
AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY World's largest crop trading houses tell Argentina to loosen its grip on soy 27-09-2023 12:43 Officials from three of the world's largest crop trading houses have urged Argentina to loosen government restrictions and export taxes on soy production.
economy 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.
AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY Argentina's maize and soybean harvest forecast trimmed again 11-04-2023 18:12 Argentina's soybean and corn production will be lower than previously thought due to drought, predicts US government, as it lowers forecasts for soybean crop to 27 million tons and maize to 37 million tons.
BLOOMBERG South America rain offers hope for relief in world food prices 15-11-2022 21:28 Rain finally fell in Argentina over the weekend and soy farmers started revving up tractors to make up for lost planting time.
Bloomberg China set to buy Brazilian soymeal to diversify supplies 05-11-2022 08:41 China is preparing to import soybean meal from Brazil as part of broader efforts to diversify sources of the animal feed ingredient, ease a near-term supply shortage and curb inflation risks.
STRIKE CAUSES CHAOS Haulage strike that paralysed farming exports lifted 15-04-2022 00:37 Four-day strike by Argentine grain transporters, demanding higher freight rates in the face of rising diesel prices due to war in Ukraine, had paralysed local farming exports.
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 suspends soybean exports as prices rise 14-03-2022 13:09 Argentina's government announced on Monday it had suspended exports of soybean flour and oil amid rumours it's planning to hike taxes due to soaring primary material costs.
AGRICULTURE Drought could trim a third of Argentina’s economic growth this year 18-01-2022 15:47 Dryness that’s parching soybeans and corn across Argentina’s Pampas crop belt will shave US$4.8 billion off the nation’s gross domestic product this year, according to one of the first analyses of the economic impact of the drought.
BLOOMBERG Argentina takes axe to soy forecast, outpacing USDA's reduction 13-01-2022 15:59 Argentina’s key agriculture areas have been hit by intense and prolonged heat, coupled with little or no rain.