Maximilian Heath

Cattle ranchers in Argentina, which recently edged out neighbour Brazil as the top exporter of beef to China, are hoping to build on that status by getting more local meatpacking plants approved by Beijing, industry officials and other sources told Reuters.

Argentina’s world-famous ranchers are culling their breeding cows at the highest rate in 30 years and tapping Chinese demand for meat in order to help pay their bills as access to credit has dried up for farmers in South American’s No. 2 economy.

El presidente argentino dijo el miércoles que se licitará en julio la construcción de un gasoducto desde la formación de hidrocarburos no convencionales Vaca Muerta, que de acuerdo a una fuente de la Secretaría de Energía finalizará cerca de la ciudad de Rosario, por un total de 2.000 millones de dólares.

BUENOS AIRES - Argentina’s biodiesel industry is at risk after the European Union threatened to impose tariffs on imports from the South American country, following accusations that the nation unfairly subsidized its biofuel sector.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Rains expected from late March in Argentina should enable farmers to start planting the 2018/19 wheat crop in normal conditions, though the moisture will arrive too late to benefit the parched soy and corn crops.

Argentina's taste for beef from young calves - viewed as the most tender - is discouraging producers from raising the heavier cattle needed to restore the country's position as a top global beef exporter.