Agriculture

Wednesday, August 21st 2024 - 06:23 UTC
Brazil forced to large imports of wheat, despite government's goal of self sufficiency

Brazil's imports of wheat in the first seven months of the year are almost equal to the total volume purchased overseas during 2023. The report is from the Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea) at the University of São Paulo, and most probably can be attributed to the catastrophic floods in the southern states of the country, which are the main producers of the grain.
Tuesday, August 20th 2024 - 08:53 UTC
Mercosur's beef production up; Argentina's output and consumption down

Cattle slaughtering within the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) in the first seven months of this year reached nearly 27 million head, which represented a 2.05 million increase from the same period of 2023 as well as an all-time high.
Monday, August 19th 2024 - 07:38 UTC
Brazil and China celebrate fifty years of diplomatic relations

China and Brazil celebrated on August 15, fifty years of diplomatic relations, which with time paved the way for Beijing to become Latin America's largest economy main trading partner.
Tuesday, August 13th 2024 - 07:59 UTC
China is the main buyer of Argentine beef and Beijing wants to increase bilateral trade further

Argentina’s economic relationship with China has become increasingly important, with growing trade highlighted by increasing Argentine beef exports, points out the English language China Daily. Something which to a certain point is surprising, given the electoral campaign speeches of president Javier Milei, condemning all authoritarian regimes.
Thursday, August 8th 2024 - 17:48 UTC
Argentina lowers levy on beef exports, farmers happy but the overall policy questioned

The Argentine government is lowering beef export tax 25%, from 9% to 6,75% basically “to promote sales to foreign markets and improve the level of income of producers and processors, favoring the insertion of Argentina in international markets”, points out the decree published on Tuesday in the Official Gazette.
Thursday, August 8th 2024 - 09:56 UTC
Argentine breeders in UK tour of meat and dairy technology centres

June, July, August are months of the austral winter and Argentina, southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay hold their main livestock shows, (Palermo, Esteio, Roque Alonso and Prado) including a display of the latest technology advances in cattle feeding and breeding.
Wednesday, August 7th 2024 - 18:11 UTC
Brazil's 2024/25 soy crop could reach 165 million

Next mid September Brazil begins sowing the 2024/25 soybean harvest expected to reach a record harvest of 165 million tons, and export forecasts of 102 million tons, according to the agribusiness consultancy Stone X.
Tuesday, July 30th 2024 - 07:18 UTC
Argentina farmers targeting a 2024/25 wheat crop of some 18,6 million tons

The US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agriculture Service, (FAS) estimates that Argentina wheat production from the 2024/25 crop will reach an estimated at 18.6 million tons, up from 15.7 million tons in 2023-24. Planted area increased to 6.2 million hectares with improved conditions in April and May encouraging farmers to plant more than their original plans.
Thursday, July 25th 2024 - 11:19 UTC
Chilean fruit exports grow 9% in first semester of 2024

Chile's agricultural sales abroad in the first semester of 2024 amounted to over US$ 7 billion, almost 9% more than in the same period of 2023 thanks in part to a public-private cooperation strategy promoted by the Undersecretariat of International Economic Relations and ProChile, the Ministry's Department in charge of offering and promoting national products and services to the world.
Saturday, July 20th 2024 - 10:13 UTC
Exports of Brazilian poultry meat halted over sanitary concerns

Brazilian authorities halted all shipments of poultry meat to China, Europe, and Argentina on Friday after a case of Newcastle disease was detected in the municipality of Anta Gorda in the State of Rio Grande do Sul.