Buenos Aires | Reuters –– The company that led the breakneck expansion of Argentine soy cultivation over the last two decades has quietly reduced the area it farms by more […] Read more
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Argentina’s ‘Soy King’ abdicates in favor of biotech
Argentina denounces farmer soy hoarding, says hurts state income
Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentine growers hoarding soybeans to protect themselves from inflation are hurting both state and farm income in the world’s No. 3 exporter of the oilseed, […] Read more
Striking port workers in Argentine grains hub halt shipping
Buenos Aires | Reuters — Port workers in part of the Argentine grain hub of Rosario went on strike on Thursday to demand a year-end bonus, paralyzing ship movements, said […] Read more
Argentine state bank to cut off farmers who hoard soy
Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina’s main state bank will deny credit to farmers who are holding onto soybeans as a hedge against inflation, a top official said on Friday, […] Read more
Dry spell to create ideal conditions for Argentine grains
Buenos Aires | Reuters — Heavy rains during the weekend will be followed by a dry spell across much of Argentina’s grains belt, creating ideal growing conditions for the 2014-15 […] Read more
Argentina sees wheat harvest of 12 million tonnes
Buenos Aires | Reuters –– Argentine farmers will harvest 12 million tonnes of wheat in the 2014-15 crop year, the agriculture ministry said in its monthly report Thursday, issuing its […] Read more