“This season for wheat is complicated.” – Juan Francisco Arregui, Argentinian farmer.

With world short of wheat, Argentina farmers worry about crop

From weather worries to political whims and lack of inputs, key exporter expected to produce much smaller wheat harvest

Reuters – Drought is only the beginning of worries for growers like Juan Francisco Arregui in Argentina. The world is relying on more wheat than usual these days to fill a supply crunch of grain needed to make bread and flour. “This season for wheat is complicated,” Arregui told Reuters, as he stood in a



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Argentina’s Bioceres says GMO wheat gets OK from U.S. FDA

London/Chicago | Reuters – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration concluded a review of Argentine biotechnology firm Bioceres’ BIOX.BA genetically modified (GMO) wheat without further questions, a “key step” to commercializing it in the United States, the company said on Monday. While corn and soy crops used predominantly to feed livestock are commonly planted with

CBOT July 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with MGEX July 2022 spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. July 2022 hard red wheat (orange line). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat extends fall, soybeans firm

Corn books third week down

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat fell for a third straight session on Friday, retreating further from a two-month high hit earlier this week as technical selling pressured the market, traders said. Corn also eased, as accelerated U.S. planting and news that Argentina may expand an export volume cap weighed. Soybeans gained on strong export





CBOT May 2022 corn (green and red candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (yellow line) and December 2022 corn (orange candlesticks). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn climbs on global supply fears

Wheat down on profit-taking; Argentina trucker strike supports soy, corn

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit life-of-contract highs on Thursday, supported by tightening global grain supplies and an uncertain production outlook as the Russia-Ukraine war continued to rattle markets, analysts said. However, trade was choppy and deferred corn contracts finished lower as traders took profits ahead of a three-day holiday weekend. U.S. markets



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