AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY Milei’s policy moves seen boosting Argentina's wheat crop by 60% 12-12-2023 17:50 The arrival of Javier Milei to the Presidency is setting up the prospect of rapidly expanding wheat production in Argentina.
AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY Argentina set to double wheat sales to Brazil on rebounding crop 07-12-2023 21:00 Argentina is poised to more than double its shipments of wheat to Brazil, displacing competitors including Russia in the key global agriculture market.
AGRICULTURE Argentina’s wheat area cut even as rains improve crop conditions 13-07-2023 15:54 Wheat plantings in Argentina will cover an area of 5.4 million hectares, 200,000 hectares less than estimated in June, with production now seen at 15.6 million tons, according to the Rosario Board of Trade.
AGRICULTURE Argentina’s crisis-wracked economy needs rains now to save crops 23-05-2023 09:07 Farmers in Argentina need rainfall within the next three weeks to have any chance of emerging from a disastrous drought.
ECONOMY & AGRICULTURE Historic drought adds to Argentina’s economic woes 06-04-2023 15:26 Argentina's worst drought in almost 100 years is decimating critical soy, wheat and corn production, damaging the income of farmers, producers – and the government.
Agriculture Soy climbs as USDA slashes Argentina's crop estimate by 20% 08-03-2023 21:23 Maize and soybean crops in Argentina are in even worse shape than previously thought, according to US estimates.
Agriculture Report: Drought to slash Argentina’s exports by US$20 billion 06-03-2023 13:50 Technical report by the CREA agricultural group projects soy harvest will fall 38% from last season, with maize down 30% and wheat down 37%.
AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY 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 Agricultural producers count the cost of prolonged drought 04-11-2022 10:05 As much as 75% of agricultural land has been affected by drought, as a La Niña weather pattern persists and the effects of climate change intensify.
PRODUCTION Economists and businesses see a dollar drought on the horizon 03-11-2022 00:34 Private sector fears government's economic team will tighten restrictions on access to hard currency for purchase of inputs, creating a dollar desert drought until March.
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.
AGRICULTURE Argentina mulls tighter wheat export controls as crop withers 13-10-2022 16:49 Argentina is considering tightening the screws on wheat exports as a drought withers plants.
G7 Summit As Ukraine fallout worsens, G7 seeks to woo fence-sitters 28-06-2022 15:48 Five emerging powers, including Argentina, have become the object of the G7 industrialised powers' charm offensive, as the club of rich nations seeks broader support in their backing for Kyiv. Argentina has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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.
Bloomberg Gene-edited beer is next in Argentine crusade for GMO acceptance 19-05-2022 17:44 Farm tech firm Bioceres in talks with Buenos Aires craft beer maker Rabieta to brew the first-ever GM lager.