Agriculture

• Monday, July 12th 2021 - 05:09 UTC

  FAO Food Price Index, down 2,55 in June but still 33.9% higher than a year ago

  

  Global food commodity prices fell in June for the first time in 12 months, according to a benchmark United Nations report. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 124.6 points in June 2021, down 2.5% from May, but still 33.9% higher than its level in the same period last year. The decline in June marked the first drop in the Index following twelve consecutive monthly increases

• Saturday, July 10th 2021 - 08:11 UTC

  Rural producers stage protest against Argentine government policies

  

  A massive demonstration by Argentine rural producers convened Friday in the town of San Nicolás de Los Arroyos in the province of Buenos Aires to celebrate Independence Day and express their disapproval of the policies undertaken by the administration of President Alberto Fernández.

• Friday, July 2nd 2021 - 08:49 UTC

  Uruguayan meat processing plant may resume shipments to China after labelling incident in April

  

  The Uruguayan BPU meat processing plant has been cleared to resume exports to China as of July 1 after it was banned April 9 due to a mislabelled shipment, it was announced Thursday.

• Thursday, July 1st 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Soybean rise to US $ 532 a ton in Chicago

  

  The price of soybeans sprang back to above US $ 500 in the Chicago market Wednesday after a US $ 33.2 rise fueled by a new report on stocks and planting from the Department of Agriculture of the United States (USDA).

• Monday, June 28th 2021 - 09:38 UTC

  Lacalle Pou replaces Uruguay's Livestock Minister

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Sunday announced he shall be appointing current National Meat Institute head Fernando Mattos as the country's new Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries instead of Carlos María Uriarte.

• Wednesday, June 23rd 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  Brazilian Government announces increased funding for agribusiness

  

  The Government of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday launched what was called “The Harvest Plan 2021/2022” for which funding worth R$ 251.2 billion (US $ 50.6 billion) for national agribusiness was allocated.

• Wednesday, June 23rd 2021 - 06:42 UTC

  Argentina expects a 19 million tons 2021/22 wheat harvest, with 12 million tons for export

  

  Argentine wheat exports should reach 12 million tons in the 2021/22 winter harvest, according to a new estimate released by the Buenos Aires Cereals Exchange. If confirmed, the volume, the highest since 2016/17, will be 26.3% above this season's production.

• Monday, June 21st 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Argentine freezes meat prices, exports to resume next week but not of all cuts

  

  Argentine Minister of Productive Development Matías Kulfas Sunday admitted the administration of President Alberto Fernández plans to both ban exports of the beef cuts most coveted by local consumers and freeze domestic prices until late this year.

• Friday, June 18th 2021 - 09:46 UTC

  Argentina hopes to resume beef exports next week

  

  Argentina's Minister of Productive Development, Matías Kulfas, Thursday said meat exports are to resume next week after details to ensure proper supply to local consumers are fine-tuned.

• Friday, June 18th 2021 - 06:42 UTC

  Scotland calls for UK/Australia trade deal to be ratified by Westminster and Holyrood

  

  Scotland's First Minister has raised concerns about the impact of the UK/Australia trade deal announced this week on Scottish farmers and called for the agreement to be ratified by Westminster and Holyrood, according to the Edinburgh media.