Agriculture

Monday, September 19th 2022 - 09:05 UTC
Plenty of fertilizer for Brazilian farmers ahead of 2022/23 soybean-sowing season

Brazilian farmers are preparing for another soybean planting season, the 2022/2023 harvest with the critical component of fertilizers to ensure high productivity and yields, on the tracks.
Friday, September 16th 2022 - 08:07 UTC
The September “soy dollar” convinces Argentine farmers to sell their crops

Argentine farmers have sold 15.2% of the country’s 44 million-ton 2021/22 soy crop in seven days since the government implemented a more favorable exchange rate for cash crop exports, Rosario grains exchange reported.
Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 10:35 UTC
UN concerned shortage of fertilizers might affect global food supply

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Wednesday discussed the issue of fertilizers and food exports with Russian President Vladimir Putin, it was reported.
Tuesday, September 13th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Deep changes in China's beef market expected for 2023, USDA report

Economic hardships, combined with the government’s determination to keep its zero-tolerance policy for Covid-19, are likely to bring Chinese beef imports down by 19.4% in 2023, according to the latest report by USDA
Monday, September 12th 2022 - 09:19 UTC
FAO food commodity prices index declines for fifth month running in August

The barometer for world food commodity prices declined for the fifth consecutive month in August, as quotations for most benchmark items dropped, according to the latest report released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
Monday, September 5th 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Argentina creates “soybean dollar” to boost Central Bank reserves

Argentina's Superminister of Economy Sergio Massa Sunday announced the creation of the so-called “soybean dollar” at a special parity of AR$ 200 / US$ 1 on the condition that exports be liquidated at the earliest.
Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 18:26 UTC
Uruguayan exports keep blooming

According to an Uruguayan Exporters Union (UEU) report released Thursday, orders from abroad have increased by 28% interannually, reaching a total of US$ 1.076 billion.
Wednesday, August 31st 2022 - 10:44 UTC
Expo Prado, Uruguay's largest agricultural fair, now without sanitary restrictions: here's everything you need to know

For the first time in almost three years, the International Livestock Exposition will return in a new edition that will be held as it was before the pandemic, without sanitary restrictions, and in the same place: the Rural del Prado in Montevideo.
Tuesday, August 30th 2022 - 10:13 UTC
Brazil to become wheat self sufficient in five years, planting the grain in tropical areas

Brazil will become wheat self sufficient in five years time, according to Celso Luiz Moretti, head of EMBRAPA, the Brazilian agriculture surveys and research center, which has helped the country become one of the world's leading food producer and exporter.
Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:34 UTC
Argentine beef exports hit new records in first semester of 2022

Argentina's Rosario Stock Exchange Friday reported the first semester of 2022 showed record beef exports 39.4% above figures from the same period last year, worth US$1.75 billion. Beef shipments grew US$ 457 million from US$ 1.293 billion.