Agriculture

• Tuesday, September 1st 2020 - 07:41 UTC

  Texel “Double Diamond” sold for 350,000 guineas in Lanark

  

  A young ram was sold for a record 350,000 guineas -- some US$ 490,000 at an auction in Scotland this week. The lamb, named Double Diamond, had generated buzz before the Scottish National Texel sale in Lanark started, according to a news release from the Texel Sheep Society.

• Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  China makes the largest purchases of US corn and soybeans in a month

  

  The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported this week that Chinese importers purchased more soybeans from the United States and recorded their largest daily buy of US corn in almost a month. The acquisitions took place as both Washington and Beijing reaffirmed their commitment to the Phase 1 of the bilateral trade agreement.

• Friday, August 28th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Argentine barley exports benefit from China Australia trade conflict

  

  Argentine barley shipments have started streaming toward China after a three-year lull as a trade conflict between Asia’s top buyer and main supplier Australia changes global supply flows of the grain used for livestock feed and beer.

• Saturday, August 22nd 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Massive losses of sheep in Patagonia highlands because of intense snowstorms

  

  Snowstorms and frosts in the high areas of the Argentine Patagonia Rio Negro province could cause the death of 70% of the flock, according to estimates from the provincial Livestock Secretariat, Tabaré Bassi.

• Saturday, August 22nd 2020 - 08:05 UTC

  Argentina's wheat crop under pressure from unfavorable climate conditions

  

  Argentina's wheat crop continued to remain under pressure amid growing unfavorable weather conditions, which are casting doubts of further crop loss. Wheat planting in Argentina was 100% completed in the week to Aug. 19, but recent frost conditions, with variable intensity, have hit most parts of its key wheat regions, rendering current growth conditions unfavorable for the crop, the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange said in its report released on Aug. 20.

• Tuesday, August 18th 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  Brazil and China drafting a protocol for chicken slaughterhouses to avoid Covid-19

  

  Following China's claims to have found traces of the new coronavirus in chicken wings from Brazil, the two countries are in negotiations to establish a protocol to prevent contamination of Covid-19 in slaughterhouses that export to the Asian largest economy.

• Saturday, August 15th 2020 - 09:22 UTC

  Argentine soy oil contracts under pressure from “wash out” by Chinese importers

  

  Chinese importers have started to practice “wash out” with Argentine soy oil contracts, which is having an impact on the local industry.

• Friday, August 14th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  China suspends poultry imports from a plant in Brazil following chickens' wings test positive for Covid-19

  

  A sample of frozen chicken wings imported into the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen from Brazil has tested positive for coronavirus, the city government said on Thursday, raising fears that contaminated food shipments could cause new outbreaks.

• Thursday, August 13th 2020 - 06:57 UTC

  Brazil expects a record wheat crop, and considerable reduction of imports

  

  Brazil's National Supply Company (Conab) said the current wheat crop (2019/20) has the potential to be a record. As a result, Brazilian cereal imports should fall. The agency believes that production should reach 6.8 million tons, 21.2% more than in the previous harvest.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2020 - 09:58 UTC

  Brazilian Parana state abattoirs facing repeated outbreaks of Covid-19

  

  A single BRF SA unit accounted for about 29% of COVID-19 cases at slaughterhouses in Brazil’s Parana state, according to the most recent data available, underscoring the challenges for stemming outbreaks at meat plants.