Reuters – Argentine grains exporters have asked the government to identify farmers who are growing drought-resistant genetically modified (GM) wheat, so they can halt sales from those areas until top importer Brazil approves the technology. Exporters say if any GM wheat is shipped from Argentina, all international sales of the grain may be shunned due
Argentine exporters vow genetically modified wheat safeguards
Aim is to protect key export market Brazil until it also approves the technology
Brazil clears GMO wheat flour from Argentina in global first
Sales, however, may be slow
Sao Paulo/Buenos Aires | Reuters –– Brazil on Thursday became the first country to allow imports of flour made with genetically modified wheat, though shipments of the new variety developed in Argentina are unlikely anytime soon due to opposition from Brazilian millers and global consumers. The decision may spur a broader global discussion about genetically
Argentina forms agency to manage cargo river, grain exporters worry
Added bureaucracy in grain shipping feared
Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina said on Wednesday it had formed a new government agency to manage dredging operations needed to ensure navigation of the Parana River, which carries about 80 per cent of the country’s grains exports from the Pampas farm belt out to sea. For decades, cargo ships have paid tolls directly
Parched Argentine river cuts into grains exports
Hit comes at the height of the Argentine grain shipping season
Reuters – Ships leaving the Argentine agricultural ports hub of Rosario on the Parana River are having to reduce cargos by thousands of tonnes due to low water levels, the local head of logistics said recently, amid growing environmental concerns. Dryness in Brazil, where the Parana originates, has diminished cargo traffic and sparked worries by environmentalists about dredging the river below certain depths. The dryness
Coming dry spell in Argentina, after March rains, seen helping harvest
After a prolonged dry period, rains came, but now they’ve broken
Reuters – Rains that have pelted Argentina’s Farm Belt since mid-March halted the deterioration of corn and soy yields, and a coming dry spell will help kick off harvesting of the country’s two main cash crops, climatologists said March 31. The South American grains powerhouse is the world’s No. 3 corn exporter and top supplier
Argentine truckers end strike, freeing China-bound barley
Canada, France would have been buyers' Plan B
Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentine truckers ended a 20-day strike that had blocked access to ports in Buenos Aires province, agricultural industry sources said on Tuesday, following a deal struck with local officials to increase freight-hauling rates. Trucks owners grouped in the informal TUDA association (Transportistas Unidos de Argentina) began blocking highways last month,
Dry weather hits Argentine crops, soy markets in rationing mode
Weather woes and accelerating purchases by big buyers like China are boosting the market
Grains powerhouse Argentina is suffering a rainfall deficit of 150 to 300 millimetres with forecasts promising less moisture than necessary to fully refresh parched soy and cornfields, weather experts said recently as worry persisted about yield losses. Months of hot, dry weather have put the country’s two main cash crops at risk. Argentina is the
Argentine soy crushing operations normalize after 20-day labor strike
Buenos Aires | Reuters – Argentine soymeal and soyoil factories went back into production on Wednesday after a 20-day strike by oilseed workers was ended late the night before by a new wage contract for the coming year, union and industry sources said. The deal, following a more than 10-hour negotiation session hosted by the
Loading of more than 140 grains ships in Argentina delayed due to strike
Buenos Aires | Reuters – Loading of more than 140 agricultural export ships in Argentina has been stalled by a port-side oilseed workers’ strike that started on Dec. 9, the head of the local chamber of soymeal manufacturers said on Monday, on the eve of talks on a new contract. The CIARA-CEC chamber of soy byproduct
Argentine farmers say tax cuts favour crushers, won’t spur selling
Reuters – Argentina’s new export tax regime that leaves a higher levy on soybeans than processed soyoil and soymeal has some farmers complaining that they are subsidizing the country’s vast oilseed-crushing industry and say it won’t spur growers to sell more. The South American grains powerhouse is a major exporter of soybeans and the world’s
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