Uruguay has the largest rapeseed area planted in South America

Uruguay is the country that sows the largest area of rapeseed in South America, exceeding 250,000 hectares planted this year, and placing the oilseed above cereals better known in the national field such as wheat and barley. Encouraged by European demand and the international market, producers achieved this record mark during the winter, however the agricultural emergency of water deficit has hit the expectations projected at the beginning of the year. With some more or less relevant crops at the beginning of the new millennium, the first movements of some importance in the rapeseed market in the country began in 2012, destined for the production of biofuel by Alur (Alcoholes del Uruguay), subsidiary of the Ancap Group. Some time later, it would begin to be seen as an exportable product, and specific commercial plans for the business would begin to be drawn up, with the European market as the almost exclusive destination reference. This is something that allows producers to enjoy ...