Buenos Aires, August 29th. Through its subsidiary Oleaginosas Moreno, giant agribusiness company Glencore is heading the ranking of barley exporters from Argentina. According to the official data provided by the Ministry of Ag-Industry, in 2017 it was exported 2.52 million metric tons of barley, and Oleaginosas Moreno (OM) was at top of the list with […]
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Buenos Aires, August 8th. When large grain traders are urged to load a cargo in a Parana River port, and they don’t have the cereal, they take the phone and call to the Grain Desk of Agricultores Federados Argentinos (AFA), a farmers organization based in the heart of the Pampas, who are able to supply […]
Buenos Aires, August 6th. With the acquisition of Noble Agri and Nidera, Chinese COFCO is heading the grain exports from Argentina. According to the Ministry of AgIndustry registers, during 2017 COFCO shipped 8.20 millions metric tons of grains, or 17.1% of total Argentine grains exports, that totalized 47.88 MMT. The second place was occupied by US flagship […]
Buenos Aires, July 23rd. The fast evolution of gas production from Vaca Muerta (Neuquen Province), the largest shale field of the country, has triggered the interest for new investments that use the gas in an industrial way. Some local media mentions that Profertil has ordered a pre-feasibility study to mount a second urea plant production […]
Buenos Aires, July 18th. Based at Rosario (Santa Fe Province), Agronegocios Jewell (AJ) is one of the largest chickpeas exporters from Argentina. Acquired in 2010, the company is part of Roagro Group, a commodities trading company that operates both spot as future grain markets. According to the official registers (DJVE or Foreign Sales Sworn Declaration) during […]
Gustavo Grobocopatel used to be know as “Argentinean King of the Soybean”. The business of this farmer born at Carlos Casares, a little town in the heart of the Las Pampas, had an fast and incredible growing during middle ’90s and during the first decade of the new century. “Los Grobo”, the name that popularized […]
Former Agricultural Counsellor in the European Union, Gustavo Idigoras has been nominated as chairman of the Argentinean Oilseed Industry (CIARA as its Spanish acronym). The country is the largest world supplier of soybean meal and soybean oil, thanks to that the biggest global oilseed complex was established around Rosario and the Paraná River. Mr. Idigoras […]
Buenos Aires, May 16th. Eduardo Pagano, team leader from FAUBA, was exultant. In a few weeks, the fastest DNA sequencer in Argentina -a Illumina HISEQ3000- will be installed in the laboratories at the Agronomy Faculty from Bs.As. University (FAUBA). “We need this technology to support the breeding working of national seed companies. Local breeders will access […]
Buenos Aires, May 17th. Bioheuris, the genetic edition start-up based at Rosario (Argentina), reached an agreement with Benson Hill Biosystems (Saint Louis, US) to license them CRISPR 3.0 technology, the ultimate and powerful gene edition tool to develop non-GMO crops. “We define ourselves as a company focused on developing herbicide-tolerance crops by gene edition. Currently, we […]
Buenos Aires, May 17th. Bioheuris, the genetic edition start-up based at Rosario (Argentina), reached an agreement with Benson Hill Biosystems (Saint Louis, US) to license them CRISPR 3.0 technology, the ultimate and powerful gene edition tool to develop non-GMO crops. “We define ourselves as a company focused on developing herbicide-tolerance crops by gene edition. Currently, we […]