Argentina farm exports halved in 2023

Reading Time: < 1 minute Argentine farm exports totalled about US$19.7 billion in 2023, data from the country’s major oilseeds crushing and export body show. That is a 51 per cent drop from the previous year, largely because bad weather reduced agricultural output.  December data from industry body CIARA-CEC showed in a monthly report that companies in the sector exported […] Read more


StoneX slashes Brazil soy outlook 

StoneX slashes Brazil soy outlook 

Reading Time: 2 minutes Agribusiness consultancy StoneX on Jan. 2 cut its estimate for Brazil’s soybean crop in 2023-24 due to lack of rain in key farmlands. It now forecasts a 152.8 million tonne harvest, down from its previous estimate of 161.9 million tonnes.  The cut means StoneX no longer forecasts a record crop in Brazil, the world’s largest […] Read more

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Sask. canola, flax groups vote to merge

SaskCanola and SaskFlax have been sharing offices, admin for about a year

Producer support for the merge of SaskCanola and SaskFlax was "overwhelming," the groups said in a Jan. 10 news release. The organizations held a joint annual general meeting to share results of member feedback before taking the issue to a vote. The vote passed with "widespread approval," the release said.