Agriculture

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2012 - 23:17 UTC

  Argentina becomes main supplier of soy and soy-oil to Iran in third quarter

  

  Iran made major imports of Argentine soy-oil and soybeans between July and September as Iranian buyers found methods of making payments in the face of western sanctions, Hamburg-based oilseeds analysts Oil World said on Tuesday.

• Friday, September 28th 2012 - 16:48 UTC

  European Commission will decide on the authorization of GM maize MIR162

  

  Following an inconclusive vote in the Appeal Committee, on 27 September, it is now up to the European Commission to decide on the authorization of genetically modified (GM) maize MIR162 for use in food and feed, as well as for import and processing in the European Union

• Friday, September 28th 2012 - 02:37 UTC

  Chile becomes the leading exporter of cherry and dried plums to China

  

  Chilean fruit exports to China have experienced a great increase in recent years having jumped 35% in 2011 (over 2010), with a value of 438 million dollars, according to statistics provided to the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture, which place Chile as one of the main fruit providers from the southern hemisphere.

• Friday, September 28th 2012 - 00:44 UTC

  Soybean area keeps expanding in Uruguay; rice planters turning to the oilseed

  

  Uruguayan farmers are planning to sow 1.105.000 hectares of crops this coming 2012/13 summer season, which is similar to last year’s of which 890.000 hectares or 80% will be dedicated to soybeans.

• Saturday, September 22nd 2012 - 02:23 UTC

  Wheat prices climb as Russia comes closer to curbing exports

  

  Global wheat prices climbed on Friday as Russia’s economy minister raised the possibility of grain export curbs from one of the largest global suppliers in what appeared to be a policy u-turn.

• Thursday, September 20th 2012 - 05:06 UTC

  Family farmers and greens converge on Brussels to protest EU agriculture policy

  

  Farmers and activists from all over the continent converged on European Union headquarters Wednesday to push for a food policy that is fairer to family farmers and kinder to the environment and developing nations.

• Wednesday, September 19th 2012 - 05:47 UTC

  Soy supply in 2013 expected to be highly dependent on South American supply

  

  A leading international consultant on grains and oilseeds estimates that Argentina’s soy crop could increase 38% to 56 million tons in 2013, a year when world supply will become more dependent on South America because of smaller inventories in countries such at the US and China.

• Tuesday, September 18th 2012 - 06:41 UTC

  Soy, corn and wheat futures with record drops in Chicago on improved yields of US crop

  

  US soybean futures tumbled on Monday trading posting their biggest percentage drop in nearly one year, on selling sparked by anecdotal accounts of better-than-expected yields in the Midwest farm belt.

• Tuesday, September 11th 2012 - 04:49 UTC

  Brazil total harvest estimate, 164.5 million tons; corn up 29%; soy down 12%

  

  Brazil’s harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds reached an estimated 164.5 million metric tons in 2012, which is 2.8% above the figure of 2011 (160.1 million metric tons) and 0.7% above the July estimate (163.3 million metric tons).

• Wednesday, September 5th 2012 - 05:47 UTC

  Soybeans reach record price in Chicago, past the threshold of 650 dollars/ton

  

  Soybean prices again climbed on Tuesday in Chicago reaching a historic record of 650.74 dollars the ton, boosted by investors’ purchases fearing limited supplies because of the worst drought in the US in the last five decades.