Thursday, February 4, 2010

Breaking News-RTRS-Informa sees Brazil soy crop at 66.5 million T

CHICAGO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Analytical firm Informa Economics estimated Brazil's 2009/10 soybean production at 66.5 million tonnes and Argentina's soy crop at 54.0 million tonnes, trade sources said on Wednesday.
Informa pegged Brazilian corn production for 2009/10 at 53.3 million tonnes, and Argentine corn production at 18.2 million tonnes.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture last month projected Brazil's soybean crop at 65.0 million tonnes and Argentina's soy crop at 53.0 million. USDA put Brazil's corn crop at 51.0 million and Argentina's at 15.0 million.