Agriculture

• Tuesday, May 19th 2020 - 14:33 UTC

  Tim Atkin's report on the remarkable transformation of Argentine wines

  

  The latest annual report, which is available through his website timatkin.com, is the eighth of his annual reports from Argentina. Atkin said: “I first went to Argentina in 1992 and the transformation has been remarkable. I can’t think of another country, even South Africa that has changed so much in my wine writing lifetime.

• Tuesday, May 19th 2020 - 07:58 UTC

  Brazilian agribusiness exports to China booming

  

  In the first four months of this year, Brazilian agribusiness exports totaled US$31.40 billion, marking a 5.9% increase year-on-year. The growth of agribusiness exports resulted in an increase in volumes 11.1%, while the index price suffered a drop of 4.7%.

• Friday, May 15th 2020 - 08:49 UTC

  Next Monday Itaipu opens its spillway to help lift the drought stricken Parana river level

  

  The world's largest operational hydroelectric dam, Itaipu Plant announced that starting next Monday, May 18, it will open its spillway to help Paraguay and Argentina, which are suffering from a drought and hence having problems transporting their grain harvest.

• Wednesday, May 13th 2020 - 07:49 UTC

  Parana River embankment collapse hampers Argentina's grains exports

  

  Ships transporting cargo from Argentina's Rosario grain hub through the Parana River are having to reduce their cargoes after a bank collapse obstructed the navigation channel, exporters have revealed.

• Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 08:18 UTC

  Beijing disappointed with Australia: suspends meat imports from four abattoirs

  

  China has suspended meat imports from four Australian abattoirs, fuelling concerns that escalating tensions between the two nations are damaging Australia's most important trading relationship.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 09:28 UTC

  Brazil expects beef exports to set a new record in 2020 in volume and value

  

  Brazilian beef exports in 2020 will likely set a new record in terms of volume and value despite the novel coronavirus pandemic, Antônio Camardelli, president of beef group Abiec, said on Thursday.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:26 UTC

  US russet potatoes farmers giving away production before next July crop

  

  When Tina Yates pulled her truck up to a mall in western Washington state on Thursday, workers waved her past hundreds of cars waiting to pick up free russet potatoes.

• Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 07:41 UTC

  Brazilian pork exports increase 43% in first quarter, but beef sales dropped 5.86%

  

  Official data shows that Brazilian pork exports have increased by 43.34% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the first quarter of 2019, with 11,660 tons. In the month of March alone, there was a 37.9% increase compared to March of 2019 when only 4,131 tons were shipped. The main markets are China and Hong Kong.

• Wednesday, May 6th 2020 - 09:39 UTC

  US West Coast bees threatened by the predatory Asian giant “murder hornet”

  

  Hundreds of Asian giant hornets – an invasive, predatory insect dubbed the “murder hornet” – have turned up in Washington state near the Canadian border, where they pose a threat to humans and the beekeeping industry, state agriculture officials said.

• Wednesday, May 6th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  US largest pork abattoir resumes limited production

  

  Tyson Foods Inc will resume limited production at its largest U.S. pork plant this week, the company said late on Tuesday. Tyson Fresh Meats, the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, had indefinitely suspended operations at the Waterloo, Iowa plant on April 22 to contain the rapid spread of the coronavirus.