Agriculture

• Thursday, May 24th 2018 - 07:32 UTC

  China expected to import record volumes of US oil and soy, to help ease trade tensions with the US

  

  China will import record volumes of U.S. oil and is likely to ship more U.S. soy after Beijing signaled to state-run refiners and grains purchasers they should buy more to help ease tensions between the two top economies, trade sources said on Wednesday.

• Thursday, May 24th 2018 - 07:20 UTC

  Brazil lowers diesel prices 10%, but truckers' strike continues threatening grain exports

  

  Petrobras on Wednesday temporarily cut diesel prices by 10% in order to help the Brazilian government and truck drivers resolve a protest crippling highways.

• Tuesday, May 22nd 2018 - 07:36 UTC

  Trucks loaded with soybeans block main highways in Brazil to protest fuel prices

  

  Brazil lorry drivers blocked major roadways around the capital of the country's largest grain state to protest increases in domestic fuel prices, affecting highways in 18 states, the federal highway police said on Monday.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 17:10 UTC

  Plan to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from global food supply

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has released REPLACE, a step-by-step guide for the elimination of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the global food supply. Eliminating trans fats is key to protecting health and saving lives: WHO estimates that every year, trans fat intake leads to more than 500,000 deaths of people from cardiovascular disease.

• Saturday, May 12th 2018 - 08:45 UTC

  Brazil becomes world's largest producer of soybeans for the first time

  

  Brazil will surpass the United States as the largest producer of soybeans this year, taking over the top ranking for the first time in history, oilseeds crusher group Abiove said on Friday. The U.S. is expected to harvest 116.48 million tons of soybeans later on in 2018, falling short of Brazil’s estimated collection of 117 million tons for its crop year that is just drawing to a close, Abiove said, citing United States Department of Agriculture figures released on Thursday.

• Wednesday, May 9th 2018 - 08:19 UTC

  Brazilian farmers optimism sky high with increasing grain prices and cheap credit

  

  Farm equipment manufacturers in Brazil are expecting g on strong sales this year, boosted by a second straight bumper soy crop and rising grain prices, which will more than offset weakness in the sugar cane sector, they said at a major trade show. Some machinery producers are forecasting sales growth as high as 8% in 2018 as farmers’ confidence rises and record-low interest rates encourage them to borrow and invest.

• Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:42 UTC

  Argentina Parana River returns to normal activity following release of grounded vessel

  

  Grains shipping on Argentina’s Parana River was returning to normal on Saturday after a ship ran aground on Friday, causing delays, the head of Argentina’s Chamber of Port and Maritime Activity said.

• Friday, May 4th 2018 - 08:38 UTC

  Falkland Landholdings: increase in production numbers and quality

  

  An overall increase in production numbers and quality at Falkland Landholdings was reported by General Manager Andrew Pollard at the FLH Board meeting on March 27. Mr. Pollard in early April also attended the World Merino Conference held in Montevideo, an excellent opportunity to meet Uruguayan customers of Falklands' wool, sheep farmers from other countries and Peter Ackroyd, President of the International Wool Textile Organization, IWTO.

• Thursday, May 3rd 2018 - 08:44 UTC

  Uruguay´s soybean crop forecasted to drop 43% because of devastating drought

  

  Due to the recent devastating drought, soybean production in Uruguay is forecast to drop to 1.7 million tons in 2017-18, according to an April 30 Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

• Saturday, April 28th 2018 - 10:22 UTC

  Bees victory: EU votes for a near total ban on insecticides

  

  European Union countries voted on Friday for a near-total ban on insecticides blamed for killing off bee populations, in what campaigners called a “beacon of hope” for the winged insects. Bees help pollinate 90 percent of the world’s major crops, but in recent years have been dying off from “colony collapse disorder,” a mysterious scourge blamed on mites, pesticides, virus, fungus, or a combination of these factors.