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Brazil’s Parana finishes 2025-26 summer corn planting

  • : Agriculture
  • 25/11/11

The 2025-26 first corn crop is fully sowed in the southern Parana state, ahead of the year-earlier pace.

Work advanced by 1 percentage point to 100pc of the expected area in the weekend ended 10 November, according to department of rural economics Deral. The 2024-25 crop was 98pc sowed at this time last year.

Summer corn conditions remained stable compared with a week prior. Areas rated in good and medium conditions account for 94pc and 6pc of the total planted, respectively.

But Parana was hit by heavy storms during 8-9 November, with the damage yet to be accounted for.

Soybean

Planting for the 2025-26 soybean crop advanced to 86pc from 79pc between 3-10 November, a 6-point delay from a year earlier.

Crop conditions continued to deteriorate for the fourth week in a row. Areas in good quality fell to 91pc from 93pc, while those in medium and bad conditions rose by 1 percentage point each to 7pc and 2pc, respectively, of the total sowed so far.

Farmers reported several areas will need replanting after recent storms, which resulted in soil erosion. This will elevate production cost, and many producers are already evaluating if the resowing process will be viable thanks to ideal planting window for winter corn. The grain planting succeeds soybean harvesting in a great portion of the state.

Wheat

Parana's 2025 wheat crop was 92pc harvested as of 10 November, up by 4 percentage points from a week earlier, Deral said.

The wheat harvest lags the 98pc that was harvested a year prior.

Conditions have declined since the previous week. Areas rated in good condition fell to 81pc from 83pc of the total still in fields, while those in medium condition rose by 2 percentage points to 19pc.

By Nathalia Giannetti

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26/03/31

Australia forms fertilizer body to tackle supply woes

Australia forms fertilizer body to tackle supply woes

Sydney, 31 March (Argus) — Australia's federal government has announced a new body to manage the impacts of the US-Iran war on fertilizer imports, while easing costs on agricultural exporters by delaying the imposition of a new charge. The fertilizer supply working group will combine key government agencies and industry organisations Fertilizer Australia and the National Farmers Federation (NFF), agriculture minister Julie Collins said today. The group will work on securing access for Australia's sizeable agriculture sector, which sources about two-thirds of its urea from the Middle East , where the strait of Hormuz is effectively closed due to missile and drone strikes on shipping. Additional tasks for the group include working with the competition regulator to co-ordinate and monitor supply and finding alternative sources where possible. The announcement comes a day after Canberra moved to pass laws allowing government agency Export Finance Australia (EFA) powers to underwrite additional cargoes of critical imports , including fuel and fertilizer, because rising risk premiums are challenging independent importers. Cost recovery charge deferred A full-cost recovery model for regulatory services, to be implemented for agricultural exporters, due to be brought in from 1 July will now be deferred by a year to ease costs on the sector, Collins said. The NFF welcomed the measures and said it would lobby for fair long-term cost recovery settings that would not undermine Australia's agricultural competitiveness. Sufficient urea exists in Australia, a major grain exporter, to cover the upcoming winter crop's pre-seeding application, but more imports are needed for topdressing applications starting in June, market sources said. Argus last assessed granular urea at A$1,350-1,420/t ($924-972/t) fca Geelong on 26 March, a A$90 increase on a week earlier. By Tom Major Global urea prices ($/t) Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.

Indonesia targets 50pc biodiesel blend in 2026

26/03/30
26/03/30

Indonesia targets 50pc biodiesel blend in 2026

Singapore, 30 March (Argus) — Indonesia will increase its biodiesel-fossil gasoil blend to 50pc (B50) this year, president Prabowo Subianto said during a state visit to Japan today. The development follows months of backtracking on the country's plans for its biodiesel mandate. The president in January gave a directive that Indonesia would maintain a B40 target for 2026 because of high costs of funding the mandate due to wide palm oil-gasoil (Pogo) spreads above $350/t. At the same time, the government raised palm product export levies by 2.5pc from March to fund biodiesel production. Ministry of energy and mineral resources director general Eniya Listiani Dewi said in late 2025 that B50 could be implemented by the second half of 2026 , subject to B50 road test results and other logistical bottlenecks. The government has likely revived interest in increasing to a B50 blending target because of the war in the Middle East, which has significantly narrowed the Pogo spread and disrupted oil supplies to Indonesia. The front-month Pogo spread between Bursa Malaysia crude palm oil (CPO) futures and Ice gasoil futures hit a 41-month low of a $292/t discount at 16:30 Singapore time (08:30 GMT) today. The B50 announcement also drove third-month CPO futures to a 15-month high of 4,778 ringgit/t ($1,186/t) at the same timestamp. Indonesia is also eager to further reduce its gasoil import dependence in the current volatile market. Indonesian plantation fund management agency BPDP funds the price gap between biodiesel and fossil gasoil using revenue from export levies on palm oil and related products. It delivers the funds to biodiesel producers under the public service obligation sector after they supply biodiesel to fuel distribution companies at the cost of regular gasoil. Fuel distributors then supply blended biodiesel and gasoil to consumers. By Malcolm Goh Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.

US mandates record-high biofuel use: Update 2

26/03/27
26/03/27

US mandates record-high biofuel use: Update 2

Updates with details from final regulatory text New York, 27 March (Argus) — The US will require record-high biofuel use over the next two years, boosting soybean farmers and alternative diesel producers at the expense of oil refiners that warned of higher pump prices. Oil refiners will have to bring billions more gallons of biodiesel and renewable diesel to market in 2026 and 2027, according to new blend requirements released by President Donald Trump's administration Friday. The mandates for biomass-based diesel this year alone are more than 60pc above targets in the category last year, the biggest annual step change in program history. The requirements come as Trump and Republicans in Congress see more support for biofuels as one way to help farmers hurt by trade wars and rising input costs. They also come at the same time as war in the Middle East has pushed up the cost of oil products, raising interest in alternatives like biofuels. Requiring "the highest volumes of renewable fuels in history" will create rural jobs and "massively increase our nation's energy supply", Trump said at a White House event. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires oil refiners and importers to annually blend different types of biofuels or buy Renewable Identification Number (RIN) credits from those that do. Traders expecting high quotas had already boosted the price of RINs — and key renewable diesel inputs like soybean oil — to multiyear highs this week. Friday's final rule includes a record-high mandate of 26.81bn RINs from total renewable fuel blending in 2026 and 27.02bn RINs in 2027, though fewer RINs per gallon next year for some fuels mean those future requirements are even more ambitious than they first appear. EPA sets total blend requirements and requires that a portion come from lower-carbon "advanced" biofuel types including biomass-based diesel. A gallon of corn ethanol generates one RIN, while more energy-dense fuels like renewable diesel earn more. Other updates show the Trump administration siding clearly with farmers over refiners. Larger oil companies, for instance, will have to blend more biofuels to offset the demand hit from recently generous program exemptions for some small refining rivals. Spread over the next two years, the added mandate of more than 2bn RINs equals around 70pc of biofuel volumes expected to be exempted from 2023-2025 blend quotas, higher than other options EPA considered. The administration did punt an earlier plan to penalize imports, which would have been one of the most substantial and legally contested reforms in program history. While the final rule includes few more details, EPA expects to implement some version of that provision — which could mean foreign biofuels and feedstocks receive half the RINs as domestic product — starting in 2028. Farm groups have pushed regulators to do more to restrict inputs that compete with US crops, including recycled cooking oil that major renewable diesel plants bring in from countries like China. Refiners had lobbied the administration this month to shift course, warning that higher mandates would spill into retail fuel prices already rising because of war in the Middle East. With affordability concerns top of mind for voters ahead of this year's midterm elections, the possibility of higher food and fuel prices presents political risk for Republicans. "It's baffling, with fuel prices already rising due to the conflict in Iran, that EPA is finalizing a rule that will make things far worse for consumers", said Chet Thompson, president of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, a group usually on board with Trump's energy policy. The mandates are certain to draw legal challenges, potentially from refiners or environmental groups. But as courts debate the details, the quotas are likely to support continued growth in not just US biofuel production but feedstock processing as well. Crop trading giants like Bunge and Cargill have invested heavily in new soybean and canola crush facilities, hoping to supply more vegetable oils to biofuel plants. Biomass-based diesel wins more than other fuels While the mandates will also support production margins for other biofuels, domestic demand for corn ethanol — the most widely used biofuel in the US — depends more on Congress. Lawmakers have struggled for months to reach a compromise on legislation that would permanently exempt a higher-ethanol gasoline blend from smog rules that currently limit summertime sales. Trump said Friday he was trusting legislative leaders to soon reach a deal. Gasoline stations can continue supplying fuel with up to 15pc ethanol this summer, more than the typical 10pc blend, because of temporary emergency regulations that the Trump administration started issuing this week. But so-called "E15" is still not sold at most US retail outlets. Renewable diesel production capacity in the US, already at record highs and growing, has boomed in part because the biofuel has fewer blend limits. By Cole Martin Final renewable volume obligations bn RINs 2025 2026 2027 Cellulosic biofuel 1.21 1.36 1.43 Biomass-based diesel 5.36* 9.07 9.20 Advanced biofuel 7.33 11.10 11.32 Total renewable fuel 22.33 26.81 27.02 *2025 biomass-based diesel mandate set in gallons, converted here to RINs Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.

Positive early results for Argentina’s corn harvest

26/03/27
26/03/27

Positive early results for Argentina’s corn harvest

St Louis, 27 March (Argus) — Argentina's corn harvest made progress amid pockets of rain during the past week, with "outstanding" early yield indications in some areas, the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (SAGyP) said. Argentina's corn harvest remained ahead of last year's pace, and advanced by four percentage points during the week ending 26 March to 18pc complete. In Buenos Aries province, the pace of harvest increased, reaching 9pc complete, with yields in northern portions of the province exceeding 10 metric tonnes (t) per hectare (h). These indications were reinforced by yields averaging 10.5t/hectare (ha) in the region around Rosario, the Rosario Board of Trade (RBT) said. Harvesting also remained ahead of last year's pace in the Cordoba and Santa Fe provinces — Argentina second- and third-largest corn producing regions — reaching 18pc and 54pc complete, respectively, SAGyP said. Yield results from early-planted corn in Cordoba were reported as high as 13.5t/ha in some regions, while late-planted corn conditions continued to improve following additional rains. Rains were also beneficial for late-planted corn in Santa Fe, but an increasing presence of armyworms on the crop was noted. Yield results from harvested corn were on par with Cordoba, reportedly as high as 13.5t/ha in some regions. Soybean recovery likely limited Argentina's soybean crop also benefited from the additional rain during the week as the crop continues to recover from early season drought damage, though some of the damage may be irreversible, RBT said. Testing results indicated yields for early planted soybeans were 3.5t/ha in Santa Fe, but much more varied for later planted crops ranging from 0.5 to 3.0t/ha, SAGyP said. In the southeaster portion of Cordoba province, test results indicated yields in the 1.5 to 2.0t/ha range, RBT said. The rain has also resulted in regional flooding which could impact the pace of harvest, which is likely to begin next week. Sunflowers remain good, despite harvest delays The pace of the sunflower harvest was slowed by the rain during the week — advancing only 10 percentage points — but remained ahead of last year's rate at 61pc complete as of 26 March, SAGyP said. The pace is most delayed in La Pampa, with was 22 points behind last year at 43pc complete. The harvest in Buenos Aries was lagging as well, eight points behind last year's rate at 30pc complete. Field results remain positive, with oil content in "good" condition, SAGyP said. Sunflower yields in Cordoba were reportedly in the range of 2.5 to 3.0t/ha, and far more varied in La Pampa in the range of 1.4 to 4.0t/ha. By Ryan Koory Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.

US mandates record-high biofuel use: Update

26/03/27
26/03/27

US mandates record-high biofuel use: Update

Updates throughout with details on announcement New York, 27 March (Argus) — The US will require record-high biofuel use over the next two years, boosting soybean farmers and alternative diesel producers at the expense of oil refiners that warned of higher pump prices. Oil refiners will have to bring billions more gallons of biodiesel and renewable diesel to market in 2026 and 2027, according to high-level targets previewed by President Donald Trump's administration. More details will come in final regulatory text that could be published late on Friday. The requirements come as Trump and Republicans in Congress see more support for biofuels as one way to help farmers hurt by trade wars and rising input costs. They also come at the same time as war in the Middle East has pushed up the cost of oil products, raising interest in alternatives like biofuels. Requiring "the highest volumes of renewable fuels in history" will create rural jobs and "massively increase our nation's energy supply", Trump said at a White House event. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires oil refiners and importers to annually blend different types of biofuels or buy Renewable Identification Number (RIN) credits from those that do. Traders expecting high quotas had already boosted the price of RINs — and key renewable diesel inputs like soybean oil — to multiyear highs this week. Friday's final rule includes a record-high mandate of 26.81bn RINs from total renewable fuel blending this year and 27.02bn RINs next year. EPA sets total blend requirements and requires that a portion come from lower-carbon "advanced" biofuel types including biomass-based diesel. A gallon of corn ethanol generates one RIN, while more energy-dense fuels like renewable diesel earn more. Other updates show the Trump administration siding clearly with farmers over refiners. Larger oil companies, for instance, will have to blend more biofuels to offset the demand hit from recently generous program exemptions for some small refining rivals. Spread over the next two years, the added mandate equals around 70pc of biofuel volumes expected to be exempted from 2023-2025 blend quotas, higher than other options EPA considered. The administration did punt an earlier plan to penalize imports, which would have been one of the most substantial and legally contested reforms in program history. But EPA expects to implement that provision — which would mean foreign biofuels and feedstocks receive half the RINs as domestic product — starting in 2028. Farm groups have pushed regulators to do more to restrict inputs that compete with US crops, including recycled cooking oil that major renewable diesel plants bring in from countries like China. Refiners had lobbied the administration this month to shift course, warning that higher mandates would spill into retail fuel prices already rising because of war in the Middle East. With affordability concerns top of mind for voters ahead of this year's midterm elections, the possibility of higher food and fuel prices presents political risk for Republicans. "It's baffling, with fuel prices already rising due to the conflict in Iran, that EPA is finalizing a rule that will make things far worse for consumers", said Chet Thompson, president of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, a group usually on board with Trump's energy policy. The mandates are certain to draw legal challenges, potentially from refiners or environmental groups. But as courts debate the details, the quotas are likely to support continued growth in not just US biofuel production but feedstock processing as well. Crop trading giants like Bunge and Cargill have invested heavily in new soybean and canola crush facilities, hoping to supply more vegetable oils to biofuel plants. Renewable diesel wins more than other fuels While the mandates will also support production margins for other biofuels, domestic demand for corn ethanol — the most widely used biofuel in the US — depends more on Congress. Lawmakers have struggled for months to reach a compromise on legislation that would permanently exempt a higher-ethanol gasoline blend from smog rules that currently limit summertime sales. Trump said Friday he was trusting legislative leaders to soon reach a deal. Gasoline stations can continue supplying fuel with up to 15pc ethanol this summer, more than the typical 10pc blend, because of temporary emergency regulations that the Trump administration started issuing this week. But so-called "E15" is still not sold at most US retail outlets. Renewable diesel production capacity in the US, already at record highs and growing, has boomed in part because the biofuel has fewer blend limits. By Cole Martin Final renewable volume obligations bn RINs 2025 2026 2027 Cellulosic biofuel 1.21 1.36 1.43 Biomass-based diesel 5.36* 9.07 9.20 Advanced biofuel 7.33 11.10 11.32 Total renewable fuel 22.33 26.81 27.02 *2025 biomass-based diesel mandate set in gallons, converted here to RINs Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.

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