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One more time, soybean farmers will pay the fight against the fiscal deficit

Buenos Aires, December 19th. In September 2018, President Macri’s Administration decided to re-impose export taxes for all good and services exported from the country. Thus, cereals passed from no paying these duties to pay around 10% of the FOB price of the goods sold. Also, the Government decided to impose a little difference between raw material […]

The Government already rejects 2.7MMT of grain exports from larger companies

(Photo: Grain cargoes waiting on the Paraná River, near Rosario City) Buenos Aires, December 18th. During the last weeks, the Ag-Industry Secretariat completed the revision of grain exports authorizations granted to trading companies in the latest days of August. In those days it was a secret with voices that the President Macri’s Administration was going […]

How Indigo shares the benefits of its technology with the farmers

(Photo: García Frugoni and Becco, at the head of the table, during the presentation of the IRP Program) Buenos Aires, December 13th. An innovative and creative commercial agreement was developed by Indigo Argentina for bringing its microbiological technology to the farmers. Last year, in its launching, around 10,000 hectares of soybean and corn were planted […]

Last chance to reform the Plant Breeders Act

By Javier Preciado Patiño, manager of RIA Consultores and co-founder of eFarmNewsAr Buenos Aires, November 27th. The reform of the Plant Breeders Act is hanging by a hair. Last November 13th representatives from the Cambiemos’ coalition (the governmental party) reached a milestone when they were able to release a project to reform the old Plant […]

its strategy

Buenos Aires, November 23rd. When the 2018/19 wheat and barley season is concluding, Asociados Don Mario (ADM), one of the largest breeding companies in Argentina, made its traditional field days “Don Mario MAS” to show the farmers how its wheat varieties are performing. Currently, ADM has two “star” varieties: DM Algarrobo and DM Ceibo (the names […]

its strategy

Buenos Aires, November 23rd. When the 2018/19 wheat and barley season is concluding, Asociados Don Mario (ADM), one of the largest breeding companies in Argentina, made its traditional field days “Don Mario MAS” to show the farmers how its wheat varieties are performing. Currently, ADM has two “star” varieties: DM Algarrobo and DM Ceibo (the names […]

In a hyperinflationary economy, Adecoagro showed its third quarter results

(Photo: Adecoagro leadership in the inauguration of its biogas facility in Santa Fe province) Buenos Aires, November 20th. Last Friday 16th, Adecoagro (“AGRO” ticket in the NYSE) exhibited its III Quarter financial results, closed at September 30th. Total sales accumulated in the first nine months reached US$550 million, versus 658 millions in 2017. But operational […]

Who are the largest feed and malt barley exporters from Argentina

uenos Aires, November 8th. From 2015 to 2017, Argentina have exported between 0.7 and 1.9 million metric tons of feed barley. This year, accumulated to September, export reached 1.1 million metric tons. The main costumer of the grain was Saudi Arabian Kingdon, that bought 3.3 MMT in this lapse or the 62% of the total. In […]

a new record harvest is expected, but weather decides

(Photo: Officials from Ag-Industry Secretariat, during the presentation in the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange)  Buenos Aires, November 7th. Today, officials from the Ag-Industry Secretariat anticipated that a national harvest of 140 million metric tons is expected for this 2018/19 season, a volume that would mark a new record in the Argentine farming history. In the […]

how much corn is consumed in Argentina?

Buenos Aires, November 06th. Last week a meeting between Agricultural deputy secretariat officers and representatives from local Grain Exchanges took place, to discuss the statistics around the corn production and consumption. Private analysts think that Government officials overestimate both the corn acreage, as the production and domestic consumption. For example, for the Agricultural deputy secretariat, […]