Agriculture

• Saturday, August 1st 2020 - 06:27 UTC

  Brazil expects a record soybean harvest of 130 million tons

  

  Brazil’s soybean production in 2020/21 is expected to jump to a record 130 million tons, with good prices driving farmers to increase planting in pasture areas after a drought reduced the harvest in the south of the country in 2019/20.

• Friday, July 31st 2020 - 10:10 UTC

  Falklands government supports farmers by purchasing 50% of unsold wool

  

  Sixty seven farms have taken up the offer from Falkland Islands government, FIG, to purchase their wool clip in relation to Covid-19 support for the Agricultural sector.

• Thursday, July 30th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Brazil optimistic about a Mercosur free trade accord with Canada

  

  An estimate by Brazil´s Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) points out that the conclusion of a free trade agreement between Mercosur and Canada has the potential to increase Brazilian export revenues of agricultural products by US$7.8 billion.

• Thursday, July 30th 2020 - 07:38 UTC

  South Africa and Saudi Arabia open their markets to Paraguayan beef

  

  After a ten-year hiatus, the South African Department of Agriculture announced the opening of the market for Paraguayan abattoirs to export beef and meat products. According to the Paraguayan foreign ministry, the reopening of this market by the African country was possible through joint work with the Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa).

• Wednesday, July 29th 2020 - 08:21 UTC

  Declination of wild bees threatens pollination and farm productivity

  

  Wild bees are worth some US$ 1.5 billion to key fruit and vegetable crops in North America, according to new research that warned declines in these pollinators threatens the productivity of economically important agriculture.

• Wednesday, July 29th 2020 - 07:44 UTC

  Covid-19 in Argentine grains terminals and processing plants affecting operations

  

  Argentina has reported its first cases of Covid-19 at port terminals that ship soy meal and oil to the world in a fresh blow to the global commodities trade already disrupted by the pandemic.

• Monday, July 27th 2020 - 09:13 UTC

  Brazil soy bean exports to China soar to a record high in June: 10.1 million tons

  

  China's soya bean imports in June from top supplier Brazil soared to a record high, according to customs data released on Sunday, driven by growing demand for soya beans as China's pig herd recovers after deadly outbreaks of African swine fever.

• Thursday, July 23rd 2020 - 07:47 UTC

  Germany introduces strict measures in staff contracting for industrial abattoirs

  

  Germany is introducing a new law compelling meatpackers to employ staff directly in industrial abattoirs rather than sub-contracting to avert further coronavirus outbreaks exacerbated by poor working conditions, a draft law showed on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, July 22nd 2020 - 08:00 UTC

  Parana river insufficient water level benefitted exports from Brazilian ports

  

  Due to the Paraná river drought, which affected Argentina’s soy oil-exporting capacity, Cattalini Terminais Marítimos, which handles almost 70% of Brazil’s soy oil exports through its facilities in the port of Paranaguá, predicts a 25% increase in shipments this year.

• Tuesday, July 21st 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  A fifth of Brazilian soy exports to EU may have come from illegally deforested land

  

  A study published by Science magazine on July 16 indicated that a fifth of Brazilian soy imports received by the European Union may come from land that has been illegally deforested.