Agriculture

• Friday, June 29th 2012 - 05:16 UTC

  Rousseff unveils 55bn dollars in loans at lower rates for the 2012/13 farm season

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has unveiled a 115-billion-Reais (55 billion dollars) loan program aimed at reinforcing agriculture's role as a lever of Brazilian economic growth.

• Sunday, June 24th 2012 - 03:21 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez receives Wen Jiabao with a long list of requests

  

  Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Argentina Saturday on an official visit aimed at boosting trade with one of South America's top agricultural producers.

• Friday, June 22nd 2012 - 07:49 UTC

  World corn glut as Matto Grosso in Brazil doubles crop over last year

  

  Corn fell in Chicago on concern a record harvest in Brazil’s Mato Grosso state may add to a supply glut and on speculation slowing US economic growth will cut demand for grain used to make ethanol.

• Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 05:51 UTC

  Argentine government authorizes the export of 6 million tons of 2012/13 wheat

  

  Argentina's government authorized this week the export of 6 million tons of 2012/13 wheat as farmers advance with early plantings, officials said.

• Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 05:46 UTC

  Drought hit Argentina soy beans and corn crops really hard

  

  Argentina's biggest grains exchange trimmed its forecast for 2011/12 soy output this week to 40.5 million tons, down from May's estimate of 40.9 million tons as harvesting enters the home stretch.

• Monday, June 18th 2012 - 01:02 UTC

  UN calls to join ‘Save Food’, an initiative to cut down on food losses and waste

  

  The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and key partners called on companies and organizations around the world to join in SAVE FOOD, a global initiative designed to cut down on food losses and waste.

• Thursday, June 14th 2012 - 10:49 UTC

  Shell drops plan to buy sugar cane grown on land taken from indigenous people

  

  Shell subsidiary that makes bio-diesel in Brazil has dropped controversial plans to buy sugar cane grown on land taken from indigenous people, according to Survival International.

• Saturday, June 9th 2012 - 02:41 UTC

  FAO food price index fell by 4% in May on prospects of good cereal production

  

  United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said global food prices dropped sharply in May due to generally favourable supplies, growing global economic uncertainties and a strengthening of the US dollar.

• Friday, June 8th 2012 - 02:59 UTC

  Argentine striking farmers take to the roads; government rejects negotiations

  

  The Argentine Government warned that it has “no plans” to change the farming sector's agenda, therefore will not meet with members of the Liaison Board amid a national strike that began on Wednesday to protest against the property tax hikes in the Buenos Aires province.

• Wednesday, June 6th 2012 - 06:36 UTC

  Argentine farmers conflict expands; all trading suspended for a week

  

  Argentine farmers’ organizations under the umbrella grouping Liaison Board announced on Tuesday a national strike cancelling all trade in grains, oilseeds and livestock to protest ‘national government policies’ against the land reform and tax hike in Buenos Aires province, among other issues.