(Photo: a shot from the yield monitor of the combine, harvesting wheat in the Southeast of Buenos Aires Provincie) Buenos Aires, February 13th. The last wheat harvest was a success. Farmers around the country collected 19.1 million metric tons, reaching a new national record. But this success is not based in the expansion of area, […]
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(Photo: President Macri, with Ag-secretary Etchevehere, after the meeting with the wheat chain representatives) Buenos Aires, February 5th. Yesterday, Monday 4th, President Mauricio Macri led a meeting with representatives from the wheat chain. Ministry of Production Dante Sica was the highest-level official in the meeting, that counted with de presence of Ag-Industry Secretary, Luis Miguel […]
(Photo: Officials from Buenos Aires Province Government visiting the Molino Cañuelas facilities) Buenos Aires, January 3rd. During 2018, the Government authorized the export of 602,415 tons of wheat flour, a smaller volume than in 2017. Early in the year, it was expected that flour exports reached 800,000 metric tons, but the brutal currency depreciation, a higher […]
(Photo: the typical “boina” used by Arg farmers, sustained by wheat spikes) Buenos Aires, January 2nd. When wheat area harvested rounds more than 80% of the total, the expectation about a larger output and with better quality is consolidating. The early quality reports from the Rosario Grain Exchange (BCR) shows that protein content rose to 11,1% […]
(Photo: some pics taken by farmers in the South of Buenos Aires Province) Buenos Aires, December 10th. The images of frozen wheat in the South of the Buenos Aires Province are hard. In the national most productive region of this cereal, farmers lament total losses in some cases or losses from 50 to 90% of […]
(Photo: Francisco Ayala and Martín Mariani Ventura in the presentation of the HB4 wheat in Pergamino) Buenos Aires, November 16th. “We musn’t do what other countries have already done; we must do what no other country did” Self-confident and why not a little bit provoker, the CEO of Bioceres, Mr. Federico Trucco, challenged the audience […]
Buenos Aires, October 30th. The wheat milling industry processed 416,577 tons during September, a 14% less volume than in September 2017 and also 14% below August 2018. In fact, this volume is the lowest for a September month from 2013, when the milling industry processed 371.583 tons of wheat. The accumulate milling (Jan – Sep) reaches […]
Buenos Aires, August 13th. After the severe drought that cut 30% of the soybean harvest and 7 million metric tons of maize, officials from Presidente Macri’s Administration show themselves enthusiasts, waiting for a super harvest in the 2018/19 season that generates dollars for a starving economy. Maybe, this wheat harvest brings the first happiness for the Government. […]
Buenos Aires, July 2nd. According to Argentinean Census and Statistics National Institute (INDEC) during May, wheat flour export reached 50,251 tons, 17% below the same month in 2017 and also 17% below 2018 April exports. That was the first month in the year that wheat flour exports down respect the last year. Sources of www.eFarmNewsAr.com […]