Agriculture

• Monday, April 10th 2023 - 12:54 UTC

  More dramatic estimates from Argentine agriculture and soy crop

  

  The Safras & Mercado consultancy revised Argentina's soybeans production estimate for 2022/2023 of some 24.8 million tons, dramatically down from the previous forecast in March of 31.4 million tons.

• Thursday, April 6th 2023 - 14:33 UTC

  Brazil resumes fresh beef exports to China, 124,400 tons in March

  

  Brazilian exports of fresh beef reached 124,440 tons in March, a drop of 26.4% year-on-year, amid the self-imposed suspension of protein shipments to China that was only lifted at the end of last month, according to data from the federal government this month.

• Tuesday, April 4th 2023 - 21:30 UTC

  Brazil ready to supply Argentina with soybeans for the its crushing industry

  

  Brazil has enough potential to supply up to half of the soybeans that Argentina will import to keep its industrial park running in the face of the historic drought that ravaged the 2022/23 crop in the country, which is usually the largest exporter of soy oil and soy meal in the world.

• Friday, March 31st 2023 - 08:36 UTC

  Argentina to launch “agro dollar” exchange rate

  

  Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa Thursday announced the creation of the so-called “agro dollar,” a new exchange rate for agrifood exports, which seeks to help replenish the country's impoverished coffers while simplifying foreign currency operations for all rural producers.

• Thursday, March 30th 2023 - 10:09 UTC

  First human case of bird flu reported in Chile

  

  Chilean health authorities Wednesday confirmed the first case of a human patient suffering from avian flu. It is a 53-year-old man from the city of Arica in the northern part of the country, who has been reported to be stable.

• Wednesday, March 29th 2023 - 10:46 UTC

  Boom year for Brazilian farmers with record soybean crop and drought punishing Argentine production

  

  Brazil’s soybean output and exports in 2023 will be higher than expected, Brazilian oilseed lobby Abiove announced this week, as local farmers harvest a bumper crop. Abiove now estimates Brazil’s soy production at a record 153.6 million tons, one million more than the last projection last January.

• Wednesday, March 29th 2023 - 10:44 UTC

  Brazil leading exports depend on China: 70% of soybeans and 63% of iron ore

  

  Brazil’s main trading partner, China, is the destination for over a quarter of total Brazilian exports, involving more than US$90 billion in 2022 in transactions of commodities such as soy, crude oil, and iron ore – products that dominate the bilateral agenda between the two nations.

• Tuesday, March 28th 2023 - 11:11 UTC

  Argentina becoming net importer of soybean to feed its grain processing industry

  

  Argentina’s soybean imports are expected to more than double this season due to the devastating impacts of the historic drought on the country’s 2022/23 harvest, the country’s Rosario grains exchange said in a report.

• Monday, March 27th 2023 - 10:17 UTC

  China reopens market for Brazilian beef exports, following a mad cow case scare

  

  China reopened its market for beef exports from Brazil las week, Thursday (3/23). The information was passed on to the Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, and to the Brazilian delegation in Beijing by the country’s General Administration of Customs (GACC).

• Saturday, March 25th 2023 - 10:36 UTC

  Falklands, no confirmed cases of avian influenza in wild or domestic birds

  

  The Veterinary Department can confirm that, following a major implementation of enhanced bio-security across the Islands, there have, to date, been no confirmed cases of avian influenza (bird flu) in the Falkland Islands wild or domestic birds.