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Grains Jan, 22, 2019 0

Chinese demand allows Brazil’s agricultural exports to reach record high in 2018

According to Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry, the country’s agribusiness exports reached a record high in 2018, at US$101.7bn, up 5.9% YoY, mainly due to Chinese demand for soybeans. The last record…
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Grains Jan, 15, 2019 0

Port of Santos posts record breaking cargo throughput in 2018

The Port of Santos handled a record 131.5m tons of cargo in 2018, up 1.3% year-on-year, according to data from the Santos Port Authority (Codesp). Among the top commodities, soybean…
Grains Jan, 15, 2019 0

Brazil generates significant rice trade surplus in 2018

The Brazilian Rice Industry Association (Abiarroz) reported a significant surplus of 191,000 tons for rice trading last December. It reported that the country shipped a total of 1.4m tons of…
Grains Jan, 11, 2019 0

Brazilian soybean forecast cut by close to 5m tons as drought continues

Grain consultancy firm, AgRural has lowered its estimate of Brazil’s soybean harvest to 116.9m tons down from 121.4m tons in November due to worse than expected dry conditions in the…
Grains Jan, 08, 2019 0

Argentinian wheat shipment rejected by Algeria

Argentina’s wheat industry chamber, ArgenTrigo, reported that Algeria recently rejected a wheat shipment from Argentina due to inferior quality. The organ stated the country’s wheat is generally in good condition,…
Grains Jan, 07, 2019 0

Drought problem starts to affect sugarcane

The recent spate of irregular rains has led Brazil’s soybean farmers to fear a much worse crop failure, believed to be caused by the El Niño Modoki climate phenomenon, according to…
Grains Jan, 03, 2019 0

Dry weather conditions in Brazil drive US soybean expectations up

US Soybean futures are up on news that dry weather in Brazil may affect its soybean crop. Continued work on a truce between Washington and Beijing also buoyed US expectations,…
Grains Jan, 03, 2019 0

Agribusiness companies explore option of owning own trucks

Many of Brazil’s major agribusiness companies are looking into the possibility of purchasing their own fleet of trucks to ensure uninterrupted cargo supply and reduced transportation costs. Brazil’s largest grain…
Grains Dec, 25, 2018 0

Argentina expects bumper wheat harvest despite heavy rains

The Buenos Aires Grains Exchange reported over 82% of the wheat crops are in very good condition despite the concerns of crop damage due to the recent waves of heavy…
Grains Dec, 21, 2018 0

Drought causes Paraná to lower soybean output forecast

Paraná state statistics agency, Deral said the State has lowered its soybean production estimate to 19.1m tons for the 2018/19 season, compared to an earlier forecast of 19.6m tonnes. The…