Agriculture

• Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 09:35 UTC

  Grains inspectors strike in chaotic Argentina, freezes shipments in the Parana

  

  In chaotic Argentina, grains inspectors have launched a 24-hour strike that is halting shipments at key Parana river ports in farm transport hub Rosario, the ports chamber CAPyM said on Monday, April 17.

• Friday, April 14th 2023 - 09:00 UTC

  Australian farmers headed for one of their best production and export years

  

  Australian farmers are predicted to see their most valuable year ever with a bumper crop. Agricultural exports are forecast to hit a record US$75bn in the year to the end of June, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES).

• Wednesday, April 12th 2023 - 11:06 UTC

  Another consequence of historic Argentine drought: it could lose its position as world's main soy meal exporter

  

  Argentina could soon face the consequences of the historic drought ravaging its agricultural and industrial processing potential. This means the country may soon cease to be the world’s largest exporter of soy-meal, since domestic oilseed production, because of the historic drought is likely to reduced by 36% year-on-year to just 27 million tons in the 2022/23 cycle, said the Rosario Stock Exchange (BCR).

• Wednesday, April 12th 2023 - 10:04 UTC

  Brazil recovers the Russian market for its beef exports

  

  Brazil has announced the end of the Russian embargo on Brazilian beef produced and exports in the state of Pará. Russia imposed the restrictions during March, after the confirmation of an atypical case of BSE or “mad cow” disease in Marabá, in the south of the state, in late February.

• 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.