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Montevideo, September 21st 2024 - 09:00 UTC

Agriculture

  • Wednesday, August 21st 2024 - 16:42 UTC

    Bolivia to focus on biodiesel production

    The initiative must be handled responsibly regarding its possible effects on people and the environment, Flores pointed out

    Bolivia's Minister of Rural Development and Lands, Yamil Flores, underlined Tuesday that his country would use biotechnology to produce biodiesel. He also noted that this technology, although promising, must be handled responsibly, considering its impact on people's health as well as on the environment.

  • Wednesday, August 21st 2024 - 06:23 UTC

    Brazil forced to large imports of wheat, despite government's goal of self sufficiency

    Over the past 12 months, a total of 5.7 million tons of wheat arrived at Brazilian ports—the highest 12-month cumulative result since December 2022

    Brazil's imports of wheat in the first seven months of the year are almost equal to the total volume purchased overseas during 2023. The report is from the Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea) at the University of São Paulo, and most probably can be attributed to the catastrophic floods in the southern states of the country, which are the main producers of the grain.

  • Tuesday, August 20th 2024 - 08:53 UTC

    Mercosur's beef production up; Argentina's output and consumption down

    In addition, Argentina's beef exports went up as local consumers cannot afford the retail prices

    Cattle slaughtering within the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) in the first seven months of this year reached nearly 27 million head, which represented a 2.05 million increase from the same period of 2023 as well as an all-time high.

  • Monday, August 19th 2024 - 07:38 UTC

    Brazil and China celebrate fifty years of diplomatic relations

    In the first half of 2024, Brazil exported US$ 28.44 billion in agricultural products to China, soybeans, corn, sugar, beef, chicken, cellulose, cotton, and fresh pork

    China and Brazil celebrated on August 15, fifty years of diplomatic relations, which with time paved the way for Beijing to become Latin America's largest economy main trading partner.

  • Tuesday, August 13th 2024 - 07:59 UTC

    China is the main buyer of Argentine beef and Beijing wants to increase bilateral trade further

    Between 2017 and 2022, Argentina’s exports to China grew by 12.8% per year, and although the value of exports fell last year, growth picked up again this year

    Argentina’s economic relationship with China has become increasingly important, with growing trade highlighted by increasing Argentine beef exports, points out the English language China Daily. Something which to a certain point is surprising, given the electoral campaign speeches of president Javier Milei, condemning all authoritarian regimes.

  • Thursday, August 8th 2024 - 17:48 UTC

    Argentina lowers levy on beef exports, farmers happy but the overall policy questioned

    The latest numbers from meat exporters shows that China takes 81% of Argentine beef sales, Israel 6%, United States 5%, Germany 4% and Netherlands 3,6%.

    The Argentine government is lowering beef export tax 25%, from 9% to 6,75% basically “to promote sales to foreign markets and improve the level of income of producers and processors, favoring the insertion of Argentina in international markets”, points out the decree published on Tuesday in the Official Gazette.

  • Thursday, August 8th 2024 - 09:56 UTC

    Argentine breeders in UK tour of meat and dairy technology centres

    The Palermo agriculture and livestock expo where the best of Argentine breeds compete for the top prizes, and is also an opportunity for the display of new technologies and farming practices

    June, July, August are months of the austral winter and Argentina, southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay hold their main livestock shows, (Palermo, Esteio, Roque Alonso and Prado) including a display of the latest technology advances in cattle feeding and breeding.

  • Wednesday, August 7th 2024 - 18:11 UTC

    Brazil's 2024/25 soy crop could reach 165 million

    Next season Brazil is anticipated to plant soybeans on 46.53 million hectares, up from 46.16 million hectares in the last cycle.

    Next mid September Brazil begins sowing the 2024/25 soybean harvest expected to reach a record harvest of 165 million tons, and export forecasts of 102 million tons, according to the agribusiness consultancy Stone X.

  • Tuesday, July 30th 2024 - 07:18 UTC

    Argentina farmers targeting a 2024/25 wheat crop of some 18,6 million tons

    With such a crop, exports are estimated at 12.4 million tons, with main markets in Brazil, followed by Indonesia and several African countries

    The US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agriculture Service, (FAS) estimates that Argentina wheat production from the 2024/25 crop will reach an estimated at 18.6 million tons, up from 15.7 million tons in 2023-24. Planted area increased to 6.2 million hectares with improved conditions in April and May encouraging farmers to plant more than their original plans.

  • Thursday, July 25th 2024 - 11:19 UTC

    Chilean fruit exports grow 9% in first semester of 2024

    “The export of services from Chile was already a record last year, and this year is heading for a new all-time high,” Fernández Ruiz pointed out

    Chile's agricultural sales abroad in the first semester of 2024 amounted to over US$ 7 billion, almost 9% more than in the same period of 2023 thanks in part to a public-private cooperation strategy promoted by the Undersecretariat of International Economic Relations and ProChile, the Ministry's Department in charge of offering and promoting national products and services to the world.