Tag: Argentina

Essential Energy explores use of Embraer’s ethanol planes for agricultural work

Essential Energy explores use of Embraer’s ethanol planes for agricultural work

January 26, 2026 |

In Argentina, EcoNews reports Essential Energy signed an agreement with Embraer to evaluate aspects of the production and distribution of biofuels for rural Argentine producers. They estimate that in the coming months the units that operate on bioethanol will be commercialized to perform spraying work in fields in the region and throughout the country. Although […]

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Argentina hopes new US agreement will allow the biodiesel to flow again

Argentina hopes new US agreement will allow the biodiesel to flow again

November 24, 2025 |

In Argentina, Clarin newspaper reports that the framework trade agreement between Argentina and the United States , announced a few weeks ago, opened up a range of expectations in the agribusiness sector that goes beyond beef. One of the sectors that welcomes this agreement is the biodiesel industry , which sees it as an opportunity […]

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Argentina´s largest ag coop up teams with Adnoc trading arm for biofuels marketing

Argentina´s largest ag coop up teams with Adnoc trading arm for biofuels marketing

November 20, 2025 |

In Argentina, DF Sud reports Argentina’s largest agricultural cooperative, Agricultores Federados Argentinos (AFA), has partnered with Adnoc Global Trading (AGT), a company belonging to an energy group owned by Abu Dhabi,  in the United Arab Emirates.  The goal of the alliance, still in its early stages in terms of concrete business deals, is to explore […]

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Argentine biodiesel industry looks to Brazil as inspiration for higher blending

Argentine biodiesel industry looks to Brazil as inspiration for higher blending

November 20, 2025 |

In Argentina, Sin Mordaza reports biodiesel industry again demanded an urgent reform of Law 27,640 and warned that the current scheme is hitting the Santa Fe Industrial Corridor hard, the area that concentrates the greatest productive capacity in the country. The president of the Argentine Chamber of Biofuels, Luis Zubizarreta, was categorical in stating that […]

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Argentina reinstates grain export taxes after $7b billion sales cap reached

Argentina reinstates grain export taxes after $7b billion sales cap reached

September 28, 2025 |

In Germany, BNE Intellinews reported that Argentina has restored export taxes on grains and their derivatives after reaching its predetermined $7 billion sales threshold in just three days, bringing an abrupt end to a tax holiday. The country’s fiscal agency ARCA announced on September 24 that the sales cap established under Decree 682/2025 had been […]

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Argentine biodiesel production to decline this year, USDA says

Argentine biodiesel production to decline this year, USDA says

September 21, 2025 |

In the UK, Oil & Fats International reported that Argentina’s biodiesel production in 2025 is expected to be the lowest volume on record at 1.2 billion liters, a drop of 7% compared to the previous year, according to a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report. With domestic consumption steady, exports were forecast at a near […]

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Argentina’s 2025 biodiesel production seen falling to record low

Argentina’s 2025 biodiesel production seen falling to record low

September 17, 2025 |

In Argentina, Oils and Fats Magazine reports the country’s biodiesel producion is expected to hit the lowest volume on record at 1.2 billion liters as policies and market dynamics has led the industry to idle 70% of installed capacity, USDA data shows. Of that total, exports are expected to hit a 20-year low at 340 […]

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Argentine soybean area is expected to fall 4.3% in 2025/26, exchange says

Argentine soybean area is expected to fall 4.3% in 2025/26, exchange says

September 14, 2025 |

In Argentina, Bichos de Campo stated that a report by the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange said that the preliminary estimate for Argentine soybean area in 2025/26 is 18.4 million hectare is, 4.3% lower than the previous crop cycle, although it is the second highest in the last five cycles. “The reduction would be explained mainly […]

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Argentina authorizes a new genetically modified soybean resistant to insects and herbicides.

Argentina authorizes a new genetically modified soybean resistant to insects and herbicides.

September 14, 2025 |

In Argentina, Economis reported that the Ministry of Economy, through Resolution 169/2025 of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries , approved the commercialization of the genetically modified soybean DBN-Ø82Ø5-8 , developed by DBNBC Argentina .  The biotechnological event provides protection against lepidopteran insects and tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate ammonium, according to the report. […]

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China boosts soybean purchases from Argentina, Uruguay

China boosts soybean purchases from Argentina, Uruguay

August 31, 2025 |

In China, Reuters reported that China’s soybean importers are boosting purchases from Argentina and Uruguay over the next year to fill the supply gap left by the absence of U.S. shipments as the trade war drags on between Washington and Beijing. The report noted that Chinese processors may buy up to 10 million metric tons […]

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