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Argentine grains ports and crushing plants idled due to general strike

Argentine grains ports and soybean crushing plants in the area surrounding the major Rosario hub are standing idle due to a nationwide strike launched on May 09, the head of…
Grains May, 08, 2024 0

Brazil Gov’t Drafts Interim Measure to Allow Rice Imports Amid Market Concerns

Carlos Fávaro, Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture, revealed on Tuesday (7/5) that his ministry is drafting a provisional measure to authorize the direct importation of up to 1 million tons of…
Grains May, 08, 2024 0

U.S. share in China’s soybean market to dwindle as Argentina boosts supply

U.S. soybean exports to China, which have been declining for several years as Brazil builds its dominance in the world’s biggest oilseed market, face a further threat in 2024 as…
Grains May, 07, 2024 0

Drought impacted grain shipment through northern ports in 2023

Brazilian exports of soybeans and corn surged to 180.4 million tonnes in 2023, marking a 26.7% increase from the previous year. Of this total, 36.8% departed the country via the…
Grains May, 07, 2024 0

Larger second crop to boost Argentina’s soy production

Argentina’s soybean production is expected to increase in 2024-25, with a larger planted second soy crop, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department…
Grains May, 03, 2024 0

Brazil soy output at top farm state may drop 15% amid torrential rains

The outlook for soy production in one of Brazil’s biggest farm states is deteriorating quickly after heavy rains disrupted harvesting with about a quarter of fields left to reap from…
Grains Apr, 30, 2024 0

Cargill doubles earnings in Brazil to record high

“In 2023, we [Brazil] saw no competition. Instead, we had a queue of customers wanting to buy Brazilian products, the only ones available [in the international market].” That is how…
Grains Apr, 30, 2024 0

Argentina expected to regain first place in soy meal exports despite fierce competition

Argentina’s soybean output is forecast at 49.7 million tonnes in 2023-2024, up by 99% from 25 million tonnes in the previous crop year, the country’s Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries…
Grains Apr, 29, 2024 0

Argentina oilseed union strikes to protest Milei labor reforms

Argentina’s SOEA oilseed workers’ union kicked off a strike on Monday to protest a labor reform bill backed by President Javier Milei, which hit the lower house floor for debate…
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Grains Apr, 26, 2024 0

As corn retreats, Brazil’s leading grain state bets on alternatives

Brazilian farmers in Mato Grosso state have cut the area planted with second corn this season by 10% as low prices push them to cultivate alternative crops, a trend they…