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Thanks new investments, Ledesma expands its fruit, juices and essential oils business

(Photo: export oranges from the Calilegua orchard) Buenos Aires, January 18th. Ledesma, one of the Argentine largest farming and ag-industry companies, announced that thanks the new investments in the Fruit and Juice Business Unit, they expanded 60% its citric essential oil production last year. Based in the Jujuy province, in the North of Argentina, Ledesma […]

Giants Mitsui and Ledesma agreed to explore investments in the animal protein business

(Photo: Katsurao Yoshimori from Mitsui Co. and Carlos H. Blaquier from Ledesma signing the MOU) Buenos Aires, December 11th. (Press release). The business group Pacuca – CPS, owner of the trademark Cabaña Argentina, and Ledesma, a company with vast interests in running cattle farms in Argentina, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Japan’s Mitsui to […]

AlltecBio expands its operation to the soybean seed business in Argentina

(Photo: Alexis Buffoni, Commercial Manager at AlltecBio) Buenos Aires, December 7th. The company, founded by Mr. Santiago Wirsch in 1988, is one of the leading suppliers of adjuvant and biofertilizers for the Argentine farming. But this year (2018) the company entered as partner of Santa Rosa Semillas, the third largest soybean genetic developer in the […]

AlltecBio expands its operation to the soybean seed business in Argentina

(Photo: Alexis Buffoni, Commercial Manager at AlltecBio) Buenos Aires, December 7th. The company, founded by Mr. Santiago Wirsch in 1988, is one of the leading suppliers of adjuvant and biofertilizers for the Argentine farming. But this year (2018) the company entered as partner of Santa Rosa Semillas, the third largest soybean genetic developer in the […]

Adecoagro expects to grow in the dairy business

(Photo: the Adecoagro’s free-stall dairy farm in Santa Fe province) Buenos Aires, November 12th. While its ticket (AGRO) is plunging in the NYSE and shareholders and investors are expecting the results of the 3rd Quarter next November 16th, CEO of Adecoagro Mariano Bosch is saying that the company hopes to grow in its dairy farming […]

a new LIDE’s agribusiness summit

(Photo: Gustavo Grobocopatel heads the Agribusiness Chapter of LIDE Argentina) October 10th. Next October 18th the seventh edition of the LIDE’s Agribusiness Chapter summit will take place at the Alvear Palace Hotel. LIDE Argentina is a non-governmental organization of businessmen and CEO’s of large companies, leaded by lawyer Rodolfo de Felipe. The Agribusiness Chapter is […]

Global agribusiness dream team land in Argentina for IFAMA’s summit

Buenos Aires, May 31th. Austral University will host the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) world summit from June 23th to 27th, at Buenos Aires City. More than a hundred referents from public and private organizations, academic and scientific sectors around the world will converge at the meeting. “There is a great schedule in […]

Now it is expected that Ag futures operation grows 35% this year to reach 60 MMT

Buenos Aires, February 21st. A good sign: during the past January, the Buenos Aires Futures Exchange (MATBA) operated 3.2 million metric tons of grains futures, growing 14% versus January 2017 and beating a new record for this month. In the previous years (2015 to 2017) MATBA operated between 1.5 and 1.9 MMT of futures contracts […]

Latin America pushed the Syngenta’s growth in 2018 fiscal year

Buenos Aires, February 15th. While Syngenta’s global sales reached 13.5 billion dollars during the fiscal year 2018, up 7% from 2017, the Latin America (LATAM) region grew an amazing 22%, surpassing North America as the second largest market after Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EAME). Sales of crop protection products and seeds in LATAM reached […]