Focus on Argentina
Argentina is preparing for a bumper wheat crop, matching the record set in 2021-22, but prices are lagging and the government is trying to stabilize the nation’s economy, which is in a currency crisis, with help from the United States. Wheat production in 2025-26 is estimated at 23 million tonnes, thanks to unprecedented rainfall that...
US grain growers applaud larger vital minerals list
The addition last week of phosphate and potash to a government list of 60 minerals critical to US security was cheered by large US agricultural organizations. The Department of the Interior (DOI), via the US Geological Survey, published its final 2025 List of Critical Materials document on Nov. 7. Ten new materials were added to the list,...