Articles By Marcela Caetano
The late corn harvest is expected to begin in mid-May, two months earlier than usual, in Argentina due to leafhopper-related diseases. As soon as the early corn harvest is completed, the late corn harvest will follow immediately, the Rosario Grains Exchange (BCR) said late on Thursday May 2.
Losses in soybean production in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul are expected to total 1 million-2 million tonnes, sources told Fastmarkets; the state has been facing damages due to floods and landslides since April 29 and will continue to receive large volumes of rain in the next few days.
The US Department of Agriculture's attaché in Argentina kept its 2023/24 soybean output estimate unchanged at 49.5 million tonnes while projecting a 51 million tonnes production in 2024/25.
US net soyoil sales dropped by 56% in the week to April 25 after the previous week’s significant increase, while soybean cake and meal sales fell by 57% week on week, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture released on Thursday May 2.
US soybean net export sales for the 2023/24 crop year rose by 96% to 414,000 tonnes in the week to April 25 from 210,900 tonnes in the previous week, data from the US Department of Agriculture showed on Thursday May 2.
Brazil’s grain exporters association Anec increased its soybean export estimates for April, while lowering projections for soymeal, corn and wheat exports...
The Brazilian soybean output estimate rose to 147.9 million tonnes in the 2023/24 crop year, still an 8% decline from the previous crop´s record, while total corn crop production was increased to 15.8 million tonnes, local consultancy Datagro said on Monday April 29.
Brazilian soybean exports totaled 12.8 million tonnes in April, a 10.5% year-on-year decline, while soymeal shipments increased by 32.5%, data from the country’s customs department showed on Monday April 29.
The soybean harvest in Argentina’s core agricultural zone is the most overdue in the past 8 years, while the wheat sowed area could fall by 5% from the previous crop year...
Below-average yields could lead to lower soybean output in Argentina, while humidity continues to hinder harvest progress for both soybean and corn crop areas...
Brazil’s Paraná state reduced its 2023/24 second corn crop production forecast to 13.5 million tonnes, 8% below the initial...
US soybean net export sales fell by 57% to 210,900 tonnes in the week to April 18 from 485,800 tonnes in the previous week, data from the US Department of Agriculture showed on Thursday April 25.
The second corn crop and wheat areas in Paraná, Brazil, have benefited from the rain while humidity interrupted the soybean harvest, data from state agency Deral showed on Tuesday April 23.
Brazilian soybean exports reached 10.2 million tonnes in the first three weeks of April, while wheat is 36.4% higher than last year’s volumes for the whole month...
Argentina crushed 2.98 million tonnes of soybeans in March, 26.4% up on the 2.36 million tonnes crushed in the previous month, and up 41.5% year on year...
Argentina´s soybean output in 2023-2024 is expected to reach 49.7 million tonnes, a 98% gain from the previous crop year, while the country´s corn crop was pegged at 56 million tonnes...
Rain has continued to delay soybean and corn harvest progress in Argentina, while the 2024-2025 wheat area was unchanged from the previous crop...
Brazilian grain exporters association Anec increased its soybean and soymeal export estimates for April...
Brazil’s soybean forward sales for the 2023-2024 crop year advanced 8.4 percentage points in the month to April 5 to 41.6% of the country’s 146.3 million tonnes estimated crop...
Brazil’s soybean harvest advanced by 6.8 percentage points in the week to Sunday April 14, reaching 83.2% of the 45.2 million hectare projected area....