Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentine grains trucking activity has rebounded to near normal levels after a major strike last week, according to transport data and port sources, a relief to exporters in the world’s No. 1 shipper of processed soy and No. 2 for corn. Truckers agreed late last week to end a strike
Argentina grains truck activity rebounds after strike lifted
Argentina trucker strike talks fail, threatening grain exports
Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentine grain-truck drivers, industry groups and government officials failed to make a breakthrough in talks on Wednesday to end a strike, raising a threat to corn and soy exports during the key harvest season. Truckers who haul grains have been on strike since Monday, which has brought to a near
Argentina farmers warn fuel shortage could hamper harvest
Issue comes as harvest is ongoing and truck traffic is at its annual peak
Reuters – Argentine grains farmers warned April 1 about diesel shortages potentially hitting the ongoing harvest of soybeans and corn, the South American country’s two main crops. Argentina is the world’s largest exporter of soybean oil and meal, and the No. 2 exporter of corn. Harvesting of both crops, which have already been hit by drought and
Argentine grain truckers strike, threatening exports amid harvest
Buenos Aires | Reuters — Truckers in Argentina began an open-ended strike on Monday to demand higher rates for transporting grain and livestock, an action that could hit grain exports during a key part of the harvest. Argentina, the world’s leading exporter of soy derivatives and second-largest corn exporter, recently started harvesting both grains, which
More of the same weather ahead?
Will an ongoing cycle continue into the coming seasons?
It looks like it could be more of the same challenge weather in the future for key growing regions. A severe drought that has gripped parts of the western United States since mid-2020 is likely to persist or worsen this spring due to expected above-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Argentina government warns beef sector to help cut inflation or risk export bans
Reuters – Argentina’s government has warned slaughterhouses to do their part to help bring down domestic inflation or risk export bans on beef, underscoring rising tensions in the farm-driven South American country over spiralling prices. The government, which limited beef exports for periods last year, has broad agreements with the sector to ensure the supply
Argentina’s sunflower crop could dip just as Ukraine war hits supply
Reuters – Argentina’s sunflower crop could fall below a recent forecast on lower yields and excess rainfall, the capital’s grains exchange said March 17, just when international buyers scramble to secure supplies as the war in Ukraine disrupts the global grains trade. The last sunflower crop forecast from the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange (BdeC) was
Argentina to control domestic wheat prices as Ukraine conflict heats market
Reuters – Argentina’s government said March 3 it would set up a mechanism to control domestic wheat prices and temper food inflation, a move that comes with global prices of the grain hitting 14-year highs due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The government, which was already limiting exports to contain food prices, said it
Argentine Farm Belt rains bring some relief to soy, corn
Reuters – Rainfall over the last 24 hours in Argentina’s central Farm Belt and forecasts for strong precipitation in coming days is helping relieve parched corn and soybean crops, the Buenos Aires grains exchange said February 24, holding its harvest forecasts steady. The 2021-22 soybean and corn crops have suffered from prolonged periods of drought
Widespread rains bring relief to Argentina’s grain crops
Reuters – Heavy rainfall brought relief to Argentina’s main agricultural areas over the weekend of Jan. 15, interrupting several weeks of dry weather that led the Rosario grains exchange to trim its forecasts for both soybean and corn production. German Heinzenknecht, meteorologist at the Applied Climatology Consultancy (CCA), said the weekend showers came as expected,
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