Agriculture

• Monday, May 5th 2025 - 06:34 UTC

  Exports of Brazilian rice to Central America have farmers with high expectations

  

  Brazilian rice exports to Central America are keeping expectations high and are a formidable incentive for southern Brazilian states’ farmers to prepare for another crop year, according to Fedearroz, the industry’s strong lobby.

• Thursday, May 1st 2025 - 10:38 UTC

  Uruguay’s meat consumption hits nine-year high in 2024

  

  Uruguayans consumed nearly 100 kilograms of meat per person in 2024, the highest level in the past nine years, according to the country’s National Meat Institute (INAC). The data confirms a strong rebound in domestic demand for animal protein, particularly beef and poultry.

• Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 19:10 UTC

  Chile gives nod to pork imports from Brazilian State of Paraná

  

  Chile has officially recognized the Brazilian State of Paraná as a region free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination, allowing imports of pork from this area, it was announced Wednesday during President Gabriel Boric Font's visit to South America's largest country, and confirmed by Chile’s Agriculture Minister Esteban Valenzuela. Chile has also been reported to be negotiating meat imports from other Brazilian states, meeting its phytosanitary standards. In exchange, Brazil has opened its market to Chilean honey imports.

• Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 10:16 UTC

  Significant drop in Argentine beef exports reported

  

  Argentine beef exports dropped significantly in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024, with a 28% decrease in volume (142,500 tons) and a 7.5% decrease in value (US$694.4 million), it was reported Tuesday in Buenos Aires.

• Monday, April 21st 2025 - 09:26 UTC

  Bolivia sends first chia shipment to China

  

  Bolivia last week started exporting chia to China with a landmark 25-ton shipment from Agropecuaria Chía Corp Bolivia S.A. in Santa Cruz, after six years of negotiations resulted in an understanding in November 2024, which opened the vast Asian market.

• Friday, April 18th 2025 - 10:42 UTC

  Paraguayan corn exports boosted by Brazilian demand

  

  Between January and March 2025, Paraguayan corn exports rose by 84,000 tons compared to the same period in 2024, generating US$ 69 million in foreign currency, a US$ 15 million increase.

• Friday, April 11th 2025 - 08:42 UTC

  US official admits no more meat to be bought from Argentina

  

  US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins confirmed that her country would not be purchasing any more meat from Argentina in a protectionist move to preserve local production. “No more meat from Argentina,” she said during a Fox News interview.

• Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 08:04 UTC

  Mercosur forecasts excellent rice crop, but with India back in the market, prices are expected to fall

  

  Mercosur is expecting one of the best rice harvests of the last decade, and particularly in Uruguay (exporter of prime quality rice), yields of harvested fields are indicating possible new records. However Uruguay rice farmers are facing trade, price and logistics hurdles, according to farmer Karol Pinczak.

• Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 07:48 UTC

  FAO March Food Prices, cereals and sugar down, sharp increase in vegetable oils

  

  The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark indicator of global food price developments, remained virtually unchanged in March from its revised February reading, as lower global cereal and sugar quotations offset sharp increases in vegetable oil prices.

• Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 07:36 UTC

  Strong global market for beef, but Argentina is not keeping pace with other main exporters, BCR report

  

  Argentina’s beef exports totaled 96,805 metric tons in the first two months of 2025, down 26.1% from the same period in 2024, according to a report from the Rosario Board of Trade BCR. This has meant that in terms of revenue, exports fell 3.8% year-over-year to US$474.5 million for January and February combined.