By: Marika De Vincenzi, Elisa Donegatti, and Ester Venturelli In the last two agricultural years, Brazil has produced high quantities of Cereals and Oilseeds, especially Corn and Soybeans. The abundance of these products has kept Brazilian prices competitive compared to…
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Corn and Soybean: the race between the US and Brazil
By: Ester Venturelli and Elisa Donegatti For years Corn and Soy global export has been mainly led by two countries: the US and Brazil. The perspectives of these two countries, however, are different: while the US are close to their…
Corn and Soybean: prices and market updates | June 2021
CORN USDA released the June update on the Corn and Soybean markets. Agricultural Year 2021/2022 The Beginning Stocks of Corn for the 2021/22 season are estimated to decrease compared to the May forecast, affected by the revisions on the current…
Future perspectives and news from the South American Dairy Sector
By Observatory of the Argentine Dairy Chain – OCLA, Foundation for the Promotion and Development of Argentine Dairy – FunPEL General features The pandemic / quarantine / vaccines effect generates different direct and indirect impacts on employment, inflation, and the…
Brazil increases dairy imports to meet domestic demand [News South America January 2021]
Climate and Crops In South America, and especially in Argentina, the drought present in the last months of 2020 has reduced the forecast for corn and soybean yields. In January, however, rain showers improved the conditions of the crops, but…
Argentina WMP export jumps [News South America n°16/2020]
Period: November 9 – December 4, 2020 Milk production in South America is decreasing after reaching the peak of the season in October. Due to the high temperatures of early summer, the heat stress in dairy cows is increasing. The…
Soybean: prices and market updates | November 2020 [VIDEO]
World Soybean Production is expected to grow for the new season, driven by the United States and Brazil, while China is confirmed as the main destination for the export of Soybean. Soy prices increased in November in the main global…
Brazil: low milk production and increasing imports [News South America n°15/2020]
Period: October 26 – November 6, 2020 Milk production has generally stagnated after peaking over the past couple of weeks in the main dairy basins of South America. Scattered showers have relieved dry conditions in the south region of the…
Rising milk price for Brazilian tambos [News South America n°14/2020]
Period: September 28 – October 23, 2020 In Argentina and Uruguay, farm milk production continues to increase during the spring season, remaining at levels well above the production of 2019. The fat and protein components in milk continue to improve. In…
Milk delieveries are increasing in South America [News South America n°13/2020]
Period: August 31 – September 25, 2020 In South America farm milk production and cow’s productivity are improving, thanks to the favourable temperatures of the spring season. After a long period of drought, Brazil is experiencing wet conditions, improving soil…
