South America
U.S. Bush-era trade deal with Panama goes into force
A U.S. free-trade agreement with Panama went into force on Wednesday, five years after it was originally negotiated, opening the way for increased U.S. exports as the Central American country continues its canal expansion project.
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Brazil to raise ethanol blend by June
Brazil will raise the required amount of ethanol blended into gasoline to 25 percent from the current 20 percent by the end of June next year, according to the country's oil regulator.
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Vilsack responds to U.S.-Panama trade agreement
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statement on the U.S. - Panama Trade Promotion Agreement.
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U.S., Panama to inaugurate free-trade pact next week
A free-trade agreement between the United States and Panama will go into force at the end of this month after a years-long delay, likely boosting U.S. exports of everything from tractors to chicken legs.
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Is Brazil the reservoir of future ag productive capacity?
In the past decade, Brazil has expanded crop acreage and adopted technology to significantly increase its productivity. Today, the major obstacle Brazilian farmers face is getting the crop from the field to the international markets, though that will not always be a problem.
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Argentine soy, corn planting seen boosted by rains
Corn and soy planting in the eastern Argentine province of Entre Rios will be helped by light rains this week while the country's key farm area to the south starts getting the sunshine needed to recover from recent flooding, a forecaster said on Tuesday.
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Brazil's economy to get welcome boost from farm sector
After a tough first quarter, Brazilian farmers are injecting life back into a stagnant economy at a time when manufacturers and consumers are retrenching.
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Brazil may overtake U.S. as top soybean producer
Brazil could emerge as the world's top soybean producer in 2012/13 as high prices encourage plantings while the worst drought in 56 years devastates crops in the U.S. Midwest, the International Grains Council said on Thursday.
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Argentina seeks new biotech seed law
In a move designed to encourage Monsanto to sell its second generation transgenic soybean seed in the country, Argentina is developing a new seed law that would protect intellectual property rights for agricultural biotechnology.
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Brazil, other arable lands increasing during U.S. drought
Agriculture investment consultants are closely watching the impact that the prolonged drought is likely to have on global corn and soybean carry outs, and the incentive it is creating for expanded plantings countries such as Brazil.
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Brumm Speaks Out: The pork industry in Argentina
While Argentina is not thought of as a large pork production nation, it has an industry that is growing. The government is putting money into the industry because they view pork production as a value-added industry for their corn and soybean producers.
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- Ag markets moved generally higher Wednesday
- Infrastructure limits ag export growth, economist says
- Beetles, housefly larvae open new frontier in animal feed sector
- Oil pressured by Bernanke comments, crude stocks up
- Repainting “American Gothic:” Number of women farming triples
- Commentary: Severely ticked off
