Agriculture

• Friday, December 30th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  Record sales of US beef to East Asia markets in volume and value

  

  United States beef exports to East Asia in 2022 broke the record reached last year, both in volume and value, according to a report by the US’s Department of Agriculture (USDA).

• Wednesday, December 28th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Argentine wheat crop, one of the least productive in recent history

  

  The Argentine wheat crop, 2022/23 is again suffering the consequences of a prolonged drought and lack of sufficient rain, which means that the overall estimate volume has again been reduced by 300,000 tons to a total of 11,5 million tons, according to the Rosario Grains Exchange.

• Wednesday, December 28th 2022 - 09:13 UTC

  Brazil agribusiness exports US$ 160 billion in '22, but inputs have soared and '23 could see a return of protectionism

  

  Brazilian agribusiness exports should reach a record US$ 160 billion this year, which represents an increase of 32% compared to 2021, and a number that also was surprisingly high last year. But on the other hand input imports have never been so costly because of the international prices with inputs reaching almost US$ 50 billion, up 51% year to year.

• Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 10:07 UTC

  Bird flu spreading fast in northern Chile

  

  Chile's Agriculture and Livestock Service Wednesday reported 1,030 bird deaths due to avian flu in northern regions of the country, at the same time Europe goes through the worst-ever outbreak of the disease.

• Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 10:24 UTC

  Brazil planning to become world's largest cotton exporter, ahead of US

  

  Brazil could become the world’s largest cotton exporter in 2023, because of an increase in the planted area helping it to surpass the United States, which could reduce sowing by 30% to make way for competing crops such as corn, soy, and wheat.

• Saturday, December 17th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  “Soybean dollar 2” working as planned for Argentine authorities

  

  Argentina's new version of the “Export Increase Program” (PIE) has resulted in US$ 1.824 billion worth of soybeans sold abroad, which nearly meets the government's target, it was reported Friday in Buenos Aires.

• Saturday, December 17th 2022 - 07:15 UTC

  Argentine beef exports down for three months running, with prices dropping 20% since April

  

  During October 2022, beef exports from Argentina fell for the third month running, dropping 3% in volume month-on-month, with sales revenue down 10.4%, according to Argentina’s Chamber of Meat Industry and Commerce (CICCRA).

• Saturday, December 17th 2022 - 07:09 UTC

  Fears of a record breaking global soybean harvest, and insufficient demand

  

  Brazil is on track for a record-high Brazilian soybean harvest in the marketing year 2022-23 (January-December 2023), based on forecasts from commodity consultancies and government-owned institutions. The likely estimate means a looming oversupply expected to remain until at least mid-2023.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 09:19 UTC

  China takes 52,5 million tons of Brazilian soy in eleven months of 2022

  

  In the eleven months of 2022, China imported 52.464 million tons of soybeans from Brazil, according to data from the latest Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex), a department of the Ministry of Economy.

• Tuesday, December 13th 2022 - 20:25 UTC

  Uruguayan exports fall in November but 2022 figures still good

  

  Uruguayan exports have fallen 13% yoy in November of 2022 after recording a growth of 20.3% for the first eleven months of the year when compared to the same period of the previous year, it was reported Tuesday in Montevideo.