Argentina farmers dealing with uncertainty
The upcoming presidential election and troubling economic conditions have cast a cloud of uncertainty over Argentina grain and oilseed producers entering the 2019-20 crop season, according to an April 11 Global Agricultural Information Network report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The report noted that during the 2018-19 marketing year, producers experienced a sudden...
Brazilian corn production on the upswing
Expanded acreage and good weather during the safrinha growing season is expected to increase Brazil’s 2018-19 corn production by 18% over the previous market year. That trend is expected to continue into the next year, according to an April 8 Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department...