Tag: Argentine corn

• Saturday, June 1st 2024 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentina to begin corn exports to China next July

  

  At times the world's third supplier of corn, (behind Brazil and the US), Argentina expects to begin sending corn shipments to China as of next July, the head of the grains' exporter chamber, Gustavo Idigoras revealed. The Argentine government had anticipated that it was targeting corn exports to China, once pending import licenses had been awarded.

• Saturday, August 21st 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Corn replacing soybeans as the main crop for Argentine farmers

  

  Argentine farmers are expected to sow more corn than ever this season, while soybeans will fall to an all time 15-year minimum because of the export policy of the current administration and the lack of the regulatory framework for genetically modified, GM, seeds.

• Sunday, December 15th 2019 - 10:58 UTC

  Rise on Argentine agrifood export taxes decreed, effective immediately

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández signed a decree whereby export taxes on soy, wheat, corn and beef go up. The decree became available Saturday as it appeared in the Official Gazette and is effective immediately.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2019 - 07:54 UTC

  Argentina grain exporters ready to replace the US as main supplier of Mexico

  

  If trade strife continues between the United States and Mexico despite a deal struck on Friday, Argentine grain exporters are ready to step in to meet Mexican food demand, the head of an Argentine industry chamber said.

• Wednesday, November 16th 2016 - 08:55 UTC

  Brazil and Argentina crop and yield estimates on the increase

  

  Brazil and Argentina production estimates are going up, but hailstorms ruined soybean and corn crops in Argentina’s Santa Fe Province. However, La Niña is forecast to be relatively mild this year, according to NOAA forecasters.

• Wednesday, August 7th 2013 - 02:30 UTC

  China approves first shipment of Argentine GMO corn shaking world markets

  

  China has approved its first shipment of genetically modified Argentine corn, Buenos Aires-based trade sources said, which could mean that the Asian giant may eventually import GMO crops from other producers like the United States.

• Monday, December 17th 2012 - 06:20 UTC

  China quarantines Argentine corn because of unapproved genetically modified strains

  

  Chinese authorities quarantined two containers holding corn from Argentina, after detecting genetically modified strains that had not been approved beforehand, alleged the Chinese buyer.