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Argentina has successfully completed the wheat sowing for the 2025/26 crop. According to the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange, the total area sown was 6.7 million hectares, 400,000 hectares more than in the previous season. This growth indicates farmers’ confidence in favorable conditions for growing the crop, supported by optimal weather conditions and improved soil moisture.

The government of Argentina on Monday increased the prices of biofuels for the domestic market, according to two decrees published in the official gazette. The Secretariat of Energy set the minimum price for sugar cane-based bioethanol at 824,044 pesos per liter (0.62 USD), higher than the previous price of 800,043 pesos. Meanwhile, the minimum price for corn-based bioethanol increased to 755,258 pesos per liter (0.57 USD) from 733,26 pesos. The price for biodiesel, intended for mandatory blending with diesel fuel, was set at a minimum of 1,354,507 pesos per tonne (1,021 USD), compared to 1,302,411 pesos. The government stated that the prices will be in effect for transactions made in August and until new prices are published.

Ukraine has received the official right to export sunflower seeds for sowing to Argentina. This was announced by the head of the State Service for the Protection and Regulation of Food and Consumer Protection of Ukraine, Serhiy Tkachuk. The opening of the market became possible thanks to the coordination of phytosanitary requirements between the countries.