US officials cut Brazil corn crop hopes – and warn of further downgrades

Brazil’s corn imports will soar five-fold to a 16-year high, thanks to the supply squeeze prompted by a disappointing safrinha crop, US officials said, cutting their harvest forecast and flagging “great challenges” for livestock farmers. Brazil, better known as the

NTERVIEW-Argentine corn area to increase 20 pct in 2016-17, minister – RTRS

17-Jun-2016 15:00 By Nelson Bocanegra MEDELLIN, Colombia, June 17 (Reuters) – Argentina’s area planted with corn could increase 20 percent during the 2016-17 growing season, raising production by between 10 million and 15 million tonnes from the previous year, the