Your World in Agriculture

Your World in Agriculture reports on crop production in countries that are growing competitors to U.S. farmers, including Brazil and Argentina. This section also covers key customers that import U.S. crops, such as China.

Brazil Soybean Farmers to Slow Early Selling Pace, Analyst Says

Outside of Mato Grosso, many states are reporting possible yield losses from dryness.

A combine heads to the field to harvest soybeans in Brazil.

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Brazil’s Soybean Planting Progress Hits 71%

Overall, the weather has been very favorable for Brazil’s planting season.

A Brazilian farmer adjusts a row unit on a planter.

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Brazil’s Soybean Planting Progress Nears the Halfway Point

The latest report from Brazil’s National Supply Company (Conab) puts the South American country at a projected production of up to 119.3 million metric tons.

A farmer fills a Massey Ferguson planter with seed in Brazil.

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Top Shops

Huge Jump Start Comes in a Small Package

By Top Shops

The use of lithium-ion phosphate batteries cut the weight of the Crankenstein jump starter by 80%.

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Successful Farming TV Show

How to Service a Timing Chain

By Repair and Maintenance

The SF Engine Man Ray Bohacz explains how to service timing chains.

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Women in Agriculture

How to Raise a Farm Family in the City

By Women in Agriculture

When my husband and I found out we were expecting a baby, a troubling thought struck me: How am I supposed to raise my child without living on a farm?

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Russia, U.S. Wheat Acreage Gap Seen Widening

Russia is the biggest country in the world in the sense of its area and Ukraine is the biggest country in Europe.

A wheat field with mountains in the background.

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Brazil’s Soybean Harvest Falls Further Behind

In Mato Grosso, there are cases of crops that have lost quality, and producers are harvesting soybeans with up to 40% humidity.

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Rains Fade, Brazil’s Soybean Harvest Speeds Ahead

Now the harvest in Mato Grosso is ahead compared with the harvest of 12.4% a year ago.

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Harvest Delays Hit Brazil’s Soybean Crop

Brazil’s soybean crop faces two different realities with too much rain in the Center-West and conditions that are too dry in the South.

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Argentina’s Soybean Planting Pace Is Slowest in History

The problem seen by experts is that there are still nearly 12.8 million acres to be planted, and 40% of this surface corresponds to northern Argentina.