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Montevideo, September 21st 2024 - 10:14 UTC

Tag: Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)

  • 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.

  • Wednesday, October 17th 2012 - 15:16 UTC

    Is Brazil the reservoir of future agriculture productive capacity?

    The soybean area in Brazil is forecast to expand for the fifth year running to 67/69 million acres, according to forecasts

    The following piece was published by Dorvers, CattleNnetwork and refers to the agriculture potential of Latinamerica and Mercosur largest economy. The column sources are Daryll E. Ray and Harwood D. Schaffer, Agricultural Policy Analysis Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.