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The Government of Argentina (GOA) approved three new Genetically Engineered (GE) events in 2021 (two corn events and one alfalfa).

The Government of Argentina has announced new limits on corn and wheat exports. These limits are intended to guarantee sufficient supplies of both commodities for domestic users, in part to help reduce inflationary pressure.

For MY 2021/22, Post forecasts fresh lemon production at 1.65 MMT (million metric tons), as orchards recover from an unusually heavy blossom season in MY 2020/21.

2021 Argentine milk production is revised upwards to 11,900 million tons on favorable weather conditions. Whole milk powder exports are estimated at 142 million tons on competitive prices and low domestic margins.

For CY 2019/2020, fresh deciduous fruit production is forecast at 550,000 MT for fresh apples and 590,000 MT for fresh pears, unchanged from revised CY 2018/19 levels.

2020 chicken meat production will rise slightly to 2.2 million metric tons with exports of 158,000 metric tons, up 2 percent to key markets of China, Chile and Russia.

2019 Argentine dairy production is projected at 10,650,000 tons, down 1.8 percent from 2018 due to abnormally warm weather during the first half of the year.

2019/20 soybean planted area is forecast at 18 million hectares, up 0.2 million hectares as producers shift second season plantings from corn to soybeans.

Argentina’s raisin production is forecast stable at 44,000 metric tons (MT) in CY 2020.

Argentina’s fuel ethanol production and consumption remains stable with 2019 forecast at 1.1 billion liters with no trade expected and the E12 mandate blend near 11.5 percent.

For marketing year (MY) 2019/20, Post wheat production is forecast higher than USDA at a record 20.8 million tons on larger planted area than USDA lifting exports to a record 14.3 million tons.

Argentina’s fuel ethanol production and consumption remains stable with 2019 forecast at 1.1 billion liters with no trade expected and the E12 mandate blend near 11.5 percent.