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Sinograin agrees to buying soybean and soyoil

(Photo: chairman of Sinograin Deng Yiwu and Ag-Ingustry secretary Mr. Etchevehere after sign the agreement) By Rodrigo Banus, special for www.eFarmNewsAr.com November 30th- Buenos Aires. From Friday to Sunday, Argentina is hosting G20 summit. Presidents from 32 countries have come to our country. In agriculture and economy, three points are important to be remarked. The […]

that is the question

Buenos Aires, November 29th. A quiet and underground debate is taking place in the beef cattle value chain: must the government authorize the export of live cattle? Argentine cattlemen look at the border country Uruguay where live cattle exports have been steadily growing until overpassing 300,000 beef cattle heads this year. Cattlemen argue that slaughterhouse operates […]

Last chance to reform the Plant Breeders Act

By Javier Preciado Patiño, manager of RIA Consultores and co-founder of eFarmNewsAr Buenos Aires, November 27th. The reform of the Plant Breeders Act is hanging by a hair. Last November 13th representatives from the Cambiemos’ coalition (the governmental party) reached a milestone when they were able to release a project to reform the old Plant […]

In a hyperinflationary economy, Adecoagro showed its third quarter results

(Photo: Adecoagro leadership in the inauguration of its biogas facility in Santa Fe province) Buenos Aires, November 20th. Last Friday 16th, Adecoagro (“AGRO” ticket in the NYSE) exhibited its III Quarter financial results, closed at September 30th. Total sales accumulated in the first nine months reached US$550 million, versus 658 millions in 2017. But operational […]

the fabulous world of biotech entrepreneurship for food production

Buenos Aires, November 13th. More than a thousand people were present at BioArgentina 2019, a forum organized by the Argentine Biotechnology Chamber, to present the incredible world of the biotech startups in the country. With the introducing of Matias Peire, leader of the accelerator Grid Expontential, the more remarkable startups did its public presentation. One of […]

Finally, Bioceres lands in the NYSE via a merger with Union Acquistion Corp.

(photo: CEO of Bioceres, Federico Trucco, will be the leader of the new company) New York, November 9th. Bioceres, a leading Latin American agricultural biotech company (the “Company”), and Union Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: LTN) (“UAC”), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced the execution of a definitive share exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”), pursuant to […]

Who are the largest feed and malt barley exporters from Argentina

uenos Aires, November 8th. From 2015 to 2017, Argentina have exported between 0.7 and 1.9 million metric tons of feed barley. This year, accumulated to September, export reached 1.1 million metric tons. The main costumer of the grain was Saudi Arabian Kingdon, that bought 3.3 MMT in this lapse or the 62% of the total. In […]

Know one of the three largest soybean breeding companies in Argentina

Buenos Aires, November 5th. Maybe not as well known as Asociados Don Mario or Nidera Semillas in the world, but Santa Rosa Semillas (SRS) is the third largest soybean genetic developer in Argentina. The company was formed during the ’90 by more than 20 agriculture cooperatives in the Santa Fe province. Today is owned by […]

An expensive wheat and a weak demand beaten the milling industry

Buenos Aires, October 30th. The wheat milling industry processed 416,577 tons during September, a 14% less volume than in September 2017 and also 14% below August 2018. In fact, this volume is the lowest for a September month from 2013, when the milling industry processed 371.583 tons of wheat. The accumulate milling (Jan – Sep) reaches […]