Infrastructure
Argentina Labor Strike Shuts Key Port as Political Unrest Lingers
Labor unions in Argentina organized a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, May 29 that resulted in grounded flights, halted public transportation, limited hospitals to emergency care…
Infrastructure
Brazil Amps Up Logistics Plans
One could argue that China, India, and developing Asia (Asian Growth Center) would not have improved as much as they have without the natural resources…
Exports
South American Soybean Crop Ideas Rise as Harvest Advances
An earlier-than-normal start to Brazil’s soybean harvest this year has us nearly three months into South American’s 2018/19 collection season. As harvest has advanced southward…
Infrastructure
Key Brazilian Bridge Collapses
A portion of a bridge over the Moju River in the state of Para, Brazil collapsed in early April when it was hit by a…
Supply Chain
El Niño Footprint Surfacing in South America, May Drift North
Ongoing dryness in major soybean growing regions of Brazil have been a feature in global oilseed markets in recent months as traders continue to mull…
Buyers
U.S. Soybeans Find Unlikely Home in Argentina
The shortfall in soybean production in Argentina realized last spring, in addition to the changing dynamics in the world soybean trade in the last half…