South America
Argentine farmers protest as tax bill progresses
Lawmakers in Argentina's biggest grains province started debating a bill o n T hursday to hike land taxes despite strike threats by farmers who say the reform would drive some growers out of business.
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Argentina may have bumper soy, corn crop next year
Argentine growers could gather bumper soybean and corn harvests next season as forecasts for wetter weather bring hope to drought-hit farms, a senior USDA official said on Wednesday.
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Argentina orders grains strike suspension
Argentina's government ordered union leaders o n this week to suspend a planned pay strike by oilseed-crushing workers in the grains export hub of Rosario and hold talks with bosses, an industry source said.
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Solid but flat pork exports projected for 2012
U.S. pork exports will have a challenge to exceed the tremendous gains made last year, but it is expected that they will hold their ground. “We are encouraged by the first few months of the year,” Phillip Seng, president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (MEF), told Pork Network. While he anticipates the final trend line may be flat, “it would still be our second best year on record.”
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Alltech Announces Young Scientist Winners
Solving the problem of greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural soil and developing more nutritious food for young children were the two winning topics in this year’s Alltech Young Scientist Program, announced at Alltech’s 28th Annual International Symposium.
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Argentine province set to hike taxes, farmers strike
Lawmakers loyal to President Cristina Fernandez scurried to gather the votes needed to raise land taxes in Argentina's No. 1 grains province on Wednesday, while farmers went on strike to fight the proposal.
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Colombia says U.S. deal to double trade, create jobs
A long-delayed free-trade deal between Colombia and the United States came into force on Tuesday, a step that should boost the Andean nation's exports and foreign investment, President Juan Manuel Santos said.
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Argentine farmers plan 4-day sales halt over tax
Farmers in Argentina's top farming province will halt sales of grain and livestock for four days to protest a planned tax rise, but exports should not be affected, an agricultural leader said on Monday.
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China inks Argentine corn deal but exports blocked
Argentina will not export corn to China until a deal is reached over the genetically modified crops, which are favored by farmers in the South American country but currently barred by Beijing, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Argentine corn, soy harvests slower than last year
Argentina's fall corn and soy harvests are progressing slower than they were last year and with uneven yields compared with the 2010/11 season, the government's weekly crop report said on Friday.
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Early frosts may hurt late-planted Argentine soy
Frosts that started over the weekend in parts of Argentina's Pampas farm belt may threaten late-planted soy if the unusually cold weather persists, climatologists said on Tuesday.
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- Meat industry associations quick to attack the new MCOOL rule
- Oil prices pare losses on U.S. equities turnaround
- Future of food discussion with Agriculture Secretary
- Ag markets diverged prove rather volatile on Thursday
- Hormel Foods profit declines as costs pinch
- Livestock Slaughter: Pork production up 5 percent from April 2012
