BUENOS AIRES, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Argentine grains exporters have asked the government to identify farmers who are growing drought-resistant genetically modified (GM) wheat, so they can halt sales from those areas until top importer Brazil approves the technology. Exporters say if any GM wheat is shipped from Argentina, all international sales of the grain […] Read more
Stories by Hugh Bronstein
Ship traffic stops at Argentine grains hub Rosario due to strike
BUENOS AIRES, May 26 (Reuters) – Ships were unable to move at the Argentine grains hub of Rosario on Wednesday due to a strike by tugboat captains and other maritime port workers demanding access to COVID-19 vaccinations. A second wave of infections has hit the country, spurring the government to strengthen lockdown measures against the […] Read more
Argentine barley rushes to China as Australia spat reshuffles global trade
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 27 (Reuters) – 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. Argentina is on track to send at least 250,000 tonnes this year […] Read more
Argentina wheat farmers eye record harvest as bad crop weather hits rivals
BUENOS AIRES/CHICAGO, (Reuters) – Argentine wheat farmers are preparing for a record harvest, even as global rivals see crop yield prospects cut amid floods in the United States, searing heat in Europe and drought in Australia. The grain bounty in the world’s No. 6 wheat exporter, with exports valued at $2.4 billion in 2018, will boost the […] Read more
Argentina touts its soymeal in China, seeking import approval
BUENOS AIRES, April 24 (Reuters) – Argentine officials are in China this week, promoting the country’s soymeal products to win over local buyers and gain long sought approval from Beijing to sell soy-based livestock feed to the world’s top consumer. China is the No. 1 buyer of Argentine soybeans but does not import any of […] Read more
Argentina eyes expanded farm trade with China as harvest nears
BUENOS AIRES, April 23 (Reuters) – Argentina is pushing to increase agricultural trade with commodities-hungry China, as farmers on the country’s Pampas grains belt prepare for what is expected to be an bumper soybean harvest over the weeks ahead. China is the world’s biggest international buyer of soybeans, which are then ground into meal to […] Read more
Brazil-U.S. wheat deal catches major supplier Argentina off guard
BUENOS AIRES/SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Farmers in Brazil and Argentina are concerned about Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s agreement to import 750,000 tonnes of wheat from the United States and other countries outside the Mercosur trade bloc without applying the 10 percent tariff that is usually levied on such purchases. Wheat growers in Argentina’s Pampas farm […] Read more
Heavy rains complicate harvest of Argentina’s drought-hit soy
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Soy harvesting machines are getting stuck in the mud as they try to move over water-logged fields in Argentina, threatening the country’s main cash crop as the government tries to stabilize its volatile peso currency and meet its new deficit target. The soy crop had already been hurt by a drought […] Read more
Argentine soy crop estimate crashes
BUENOS AIRES, March 15 (Reuters) – Argentina’s Rosario Grains Exchange slashed 14 percent off its forecast for the country’s soy crop on Thursday, saying a four-month-old drought would limit the harvest to 40 million tonnes versus last month’s estimate of 46.5 million. The South American grains powerhouse has been blighted by hot, dry weather since […] Read more
Argentine soy scorched beyond return, season ‘dead’ – experts
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Hope has withered for any recovery in Argentine soy yields hit by a four-month drought that shows no signs of abating, farmers and analysts said on Monday, prompting China to step in to fill the gap in soymeal exports from the world’s No. 1 supplier. The dryness that has blighted the […] Read more
