Argentina Agriculture & Food insights

With an estimated production of 1.81 million tons and exports reaching the highest volume in over 12 years, the Argentine sugar complex establishes itself as one of the world's leading suppliers.

Low soybean meal prices have reduced crushing margins in South America, creating uncertainties about the processing pace of the oilseed in two of the world's leading suppliers, Argentina and Brazil. On Aug. 22, Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, assessed the Brazil Soybean Crush Spread, a theoretical crushing margin involving the prices of soybeans,

According to the analysis by the International Center for Economic Analysis and Agricultural Market Studies (Ceema), referring to the period from August 15 to 21 and published last Thursday (21), corn showed a slight appreciation in the Chicago market. The first month quoted closed at US$ 3.87/bushel, up from US$ 3.75 recorded the previous week.