Bioceres Crop Solutions has begun sales of genetically modified (GM) wheat seeds in Argentina, the first time the technology has been commercially available to farmers anywhere in the world, CEO Federico Trucco said on Wednesday.

Argentina’s Bioceres makes world’s first sales of genetically modified wheat seeds

Orange juice prices near all-time high as storm hits Florida
Crop was already expected to be small
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Hurricane Ian to worsen bleak outlook for U.S. orange juice industry
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Brazil cuts sugar production for soy, corn
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Brazil Amazon deforestation soars to 11-year high
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Soybean exports from Brazil to slump on African swine fever crisis
But corn sourcing is expected to rise significantly over the past year’s levels
Sao Paulo | Reuters – Chinese commodities trader COFCO told Reuters it expects a sharp drop in the amount of soybeans it will source for export from Brazil this year […] Read more

Chinese pork imports seen doubling over two years by 2020
Sao Paulo | Reuters — Chinese pork meat imports are projected to sharply rise from 2.1 million tonnes in 2018 to 3.3 million tonnes in 2019 and 4.2 million tonnes […] Read more

Bunge, BP team up for Brazil sugar and ethanol venture
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Brazil in talks to boost soymeal exports to China
Sao Paulo | Reuters – Brazil’s soy processing executives are in talks with Chinese government officials over ways to increase soymeal exports to the Asian nation, industry group Abiove said […] Read more