Agriculture

Wednesday, December 18th 2024 - 10:59 UTC
EU/Mercosur trade deal: How detrimental for Mercosur and how beneficial for EU farmers?

A few days after European Commission President Ursula von del Leyen signed a long-pending trade agreement with four South American nations, French farmers were back on the streets dumping manure. This time they parked the tractors near the tunnel in Calais that goes through the English Channel, according to a report from German political and business analyst Uwe Hessler.
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Monday, December 16th 2024 - 07:29 UTC
Paraguay soybean production reaches 11 million tons in 2023/24

The 3.65 million hectares of soybeans planted in Paraguay, produced 11 million tons of the oil bean during the 2023/24 harvest season generating some US$ 4 billion for the landlocked country economy, which is among the top producers and exporters in the world.
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Friday, December 13th 2024 - 10:06 UTC
Improved weather and soil moisture could mean an extraordinary crop year for Argentina

The Rosario Board of Trade (BCR) announced that the Argentine 2024/25 wheat crop is estimated to reach 19.3 million tons, up from the previous 18.8 million tons, and this is attributed to higher-than-expected yields, bolstered by favorable weather conditions in November, as highlighted in its monthly grain report released this week.
Thursday, December 12th 2024 - 08:13 UTC
Brazil hits new record in coffee exports

South America's largest country exported an all-time high amount of 46.3 million bags of coffee last month, Agencia Brasil reported citing data from the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé) made available this week.
Wednesday, December 11th 2024 - 10:05 UTC
International Soil and Water Forum opened in Bangkok to tackle water scarcity and soil degradation

The first International Soil and Water Forum opened this week in Bangkok to map out concrete measures to boost global efforts in managing water scarcity and reversing soil degradation – both critical for global food security and environmental health.
Wednesday, December 11th 2024 - 09:01 UTC
November FAO Food Price Index, highest since April 2023, boosted by dairy and vegetable oils

The FAO Food Price Index, FFPI, averaged 127.5 points in November 2024, up 0.5 percent from the October level and reaching its highest value since April 2023. The increase was driven by higher price quotations for dairy products and vegetable oils, which slightly outweighed declines in the meat, cereals, and sugar quotations. Compared to historical levels, the FFPI in November was 5.7 percent higher than its corresponding value a year ago but remained 20.4 percent below its peak of 160.2 points reached in March 2022.
Wednesday, December 11th 2024 - 09:01 UTC
Brazil becomes world’s leading cotton producer and exporter, ahead of US

Brazil has become the world’s leading producer and exporter of cotton, the preeminence of United States. Brazil’s s cotton planted area reached a record 1.97 million hectares, driven by favorable prices and reduced production costs.
Tuesday, December 10th 2024 - 14:26 UTC
Exploring Falkland Islands' Ecosystems: Insights from the FI-BRIL Project

By Emeritus Professor Roger Flower, UCL - ”The Falkland Islands are a rather remote, treeless archipelago in the western South Atlantic. They are now probably best known for their important biodiversity, sheep farming and productive marine fisheries.
Tuesday, December 10th 2024 - 09:37 UTC
Record soybeans output reported in Paraguay

The Paraguayan Chamber of Grain and Oilseed Producers and Exporters (Capeco) announced Monday that the South American country produced nearly 11 million tons of soybeans during the 2023-24 season, which generated revenues of around US$ 4 billion up to last month, a significant progress from the previous US$ 3.5 billion.
Tuesday, December 10th 2024 - 09:17 UTC
State of water shortage declared in five major rivers in Brazil

Brazilian authorities Monday decreed a “state of water shortage” in the basins of five major rivers nationwide. The critical situation affects some 2,264 million km², it was explained. It was the first time in over 100 gauging these water levels that such an extreme measure has been adopted.