Reading Time: 3 minutes World wheat inventories have fallen from record highs five years ago, U.S. data shows, as poor weather hurt output and Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine temporarily spiked grain prices.
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Harsh weather curbs global wheat output, buoys prices
Argentine farmers abandon some wheat fields, hope for rain
Reading Time: < 1 minute Argentine farmers have begun abandoning some wheat fields due to an extended lack of rainfall in certain parts of its agricultural heartland, the Buenos Aires grains exchange said in a weekly report on Thursday.
Argentine oilseed workers strike extended as delays hit dozens of ships
Reading Time: < 1 minute A pair of Argentine oilseed industry unions announced a one-day extension to an ongoing strike that has halted operations at the country's major agricultural hubs.
Argentina’s Bioceres makes world’s first sales of genetically modified wheat seeds
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bioceres Crop Solutions has begun sales of genetically modified (GM) wheat seeds in Argentina, the first time the technology has been commercially available to farmers anywhere in the world, CEO Federico Trucco said on Wednesday.
Argentine grains ports and crushing plants idled due to general strike
Reading Time: < 1 minute Argentine grains ports and soybean crushing plants in the area surrounding the major Rosario hub are standing idle due to a nationwide strike launched on Thursday, the head of the major grains exporting nation's oilseed export chamber said.
Attaché projects small increases in Argentina soybeans
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean production in Argentina has been projected to increase slightly in 2024/25, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Buenos Aires.
Argentina corn harvest faces more deep cuts from stunt disease spread
Reading Time: < 1 minute Argentina's corn harvest, already cut sharply due a stunt disease spread by leafhopper insects, was "likely" to be slashed significantly further, a Rosario grains exchange analyst said on Wednesday, a blow to the embattled South American country.
USDA holds steady on Brazilian production estimates
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean and corn production in Brazil remains uncertain after a pair of conflicting reports released April 11.
Attaché trims Argentina soybeans, but crop still more than double
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean production in Argentina for 2023/24, along with beginning stocks and imports were revised downwards by the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in the capital of Buenos Aires.
Few changes in March USDA report
Increased projections for South American corn, soybeans, U.S. wheat carryout
Reading Time: 2 minutes The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) monthly supply/demand estimates, released on March 8, were largely left unchanged, the exceptions being South American corn and soybeans as well as U.S. wheat.