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Sunday, October 29, 2023
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Argentina Threatens to Cut Fuel Exports Amid Shortage

By Scott Squires Oct 29, 2023 (Bloomberg) –Argentina’s oil producers will be barred from exports unless they increase fuel supplies to address

October 29, 2023
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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Argentina Insists on Key River Tolls Amid Criticism From Neighbors

ASUNCION, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Argentina must collect tolls on a crucial waterway, the country’s energy chief said on Monday after meeting

September 12, 2023
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Monday, April 17, 2023
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Argentine Grain Inspectors Launch 24-Hour Strike, Halting Shipping at Key Ports

By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES, April 17 (Reuters) – Argentina grains inspectors have launched a 24-hour strike that is halting shipments at

April 17, 2023
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Thursday, February 2, 2023
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Argentina’s Grain Exports Plunge

Argentina anticipates exporting 5.7 million tonnes of soybeans in 2022–2023, a significant drop from its peak of 10 million tonnes a few years ago. To make

February 2, 2023
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Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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Argentine Maritime Workers Plan 24-Hour Strike

By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES, April 19 (Reuters) – Argentine ship workers will stage a 24-hour strike on Thursday to protest what they call

April 19, 2022
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Sunday, November 7, 2021
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In a World Desperate for Wheat, Australia and Argentina Step Up

By Sybilla Gross (Bloomberg) –For the second season in a row, the stars are favorably aligned for Australian wheat growers — a bumper harvest,

November 7, 2021
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
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Once Mighty Parana River Is Now A Trickle Of Muddy Water

By Lucila Sigal (Reuters) – Gustavo Alcides Diaz, an Argentine fisherman and hunter from a river island community, is at home on the water. The Parana

October 27, 2021
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Monday, October 11, 2021
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Brazil Exports Soar As ‘Soybean Super-Highway’ River Dries Up

By Ana Mano (Reuters) – Soymeal shipments from Brazil’s Paranagua port jumped in September driven by strong demand and a drought that has disrupted

October 11, 2021
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Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Ships moored Parana River Port
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Jan de Nul to Keep Dredging Argentina’s Parched Parana River

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Argentina’s government has formally agreed a 90-day deal with Belgian firm Jan de Nul to keep dredging the Parana

September 21, 2021
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Thursday, August 12, 2021
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100-Year Drought Impacting Argentina’s Grain Exports

By Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES, Aug 12 (Reuters) – A once-a-century drought has lowered the water level of Argentina’s main grains transport river,

August 12, 2021
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Friday, August 6, 2021
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Argentina’s Soybean Super-Highway is Drying Up

By Jonathan Gilbert (Bloomberg) — Snaking its way through thousands of miles of South American rainforest and pampas and past sprawling soybean and corn

August 6, 2021
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
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Argentine Port Workers Back On COVID-19 Vaccine Strike

By Hugh Bronstein (Reuters) – Argentine port workers said on Tuesday they would hold a 48-hour strike starting at midnight (0300 GMT Wednesday), after

May 26, 2021
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Friday, May 21, 2021
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Argentina’s Key Grains Port Snarled After Strike over Vaccine Access

By Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES, May 21 (Reuters) – Argentina’s main grains port of Rosario was snarled on Friday in the aftermath of a 48-hour

May 21, 2021
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Friday, May 7, 2021
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Dryness Poses Underestimated Problem For South America Bulk Exports

By Hugh Bronstein and Maximilian Heath (Reuters) – Argentine soy and corn harvesting is being driven by ideal weather conditions but the lack of rain

May 7, 2021
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Wednesday, May 5, 2021
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Low Water on Parana River ‘Trims’ Argentine Farm Exports

By Hugh Bronstein and Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES, May 5 (Reuters) – Argentina’s Parana River, the grains superhighway that takes soy and corn

May 5, 2021
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Thursday, April 29, 2021
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Soy-Shipping Turmoil Deepens With Argentine Minister’s Death

By Jonathan Gilbert (Bloomberg) — Argentine farmers struggling to ship their crops through increasingly shallow rivers may soon face a new obstacle: One

April 29, 2021
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Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Waterways Are Drying Up Making Navigation Difficult In Key South American Crop-Shipping Ports
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Waterways Are Drying Up Making Navigation Difficult In Key South American Crop-Shipping Ports

The South American drought that’s helping push Wheat, Corn, and Soybean prices to multiyear highs isn’t just threatening crops, but also the

April 27, 2021
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Thursday, January 7, 2021
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Biggest Soy Exporters Breathe Relief as Union Ends 29-Day Strike

By Jonathan Gilbert (Bloomberg) — Exporters in Argentina, the world’s biggest supplier of soy products, breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday as grain

January 7, 2021
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
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Massive Argentina Oilseed Strike Is Over

By Hugh Bronstein and Maximilian Heath (Reuters) – Argentina’s soy crushing companies signed a contract with the country’s oilseed workers

December 30, 2020
Total Views: 861

Monday, December 28, 2020
Loading of More Than 140 Grains Ships in Argentina Delayed Due to Strike
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Loading of More Than 140 Grains Ships in Argentina Delayed Due to Strike

By Hugh Bronstein and Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Loading of more than 140 agricultural export ships in Argentina has been stalled

December 28, 2020
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