Stories for August 22nd 2008
New September hope for Doha Round global trade talks
United States is pushing for a resumption of international trade talks in September after a meeting of ministers collapsed without a breakthrough last month, according to US top officials
Mid year Brazilian demand for fertilizer increases 20%
Fertilizer sales in Brazil soared 11% in July compared to a year ago according to the country's National Fertilizer Association, Anda, in spite of a doubling of prices. July sales totaled 2.45 million tons and in July 2007, 2.2 million tons.
Listerosis scare in Santiago's top private clinics and hospitals
Several medical organisations from Chile requested this week the Public Health ministry declare a state of “sanitary alert” following an unprecedented increase in the number of cases of deadly bacteria identified as “Listeria Monocytogenes”, which is transmitted mainly through the food chain.
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update
Headlines: Up, up and away...; Farmer to close road in protest; Young mother jailed for drug importation; MoD flight contract still up in the air; Early closure planned for loligo season.
The Economist: “Clouds gather again over the Pampas”
After six years of rapid growth, Argentina's economy is at a familiar turning-point, in which the president's refusal to change course threatens to make it poorer
Uruguay: Organic wool has become the great challenge
There is a strong growing demand in the world for “organic” wool and consumers are willing to pay a bonus, which is a promising advantage for Uruguay and its textile industry, said Pedro Otegui, one of the country's leading wool and textile exporters.
Argentina's Lower House votes purchase of flag air carrier
Argentina's Lower House approved early Friday following twelve hours debate the government's purchase of the flag air carrier Aerolineas Argentinas and its subsidiary Austral from Spanish travel conglomerate Marsans. The bill must be approved by the Senate before becoming law.
China, net food importer in cash terms so far this year
China became a net food importer in money terms in the first half of this year, as soaring food prices ate into its traditional surplus in agricultural goods. The swing into deficit largely reflects the surge in prices of commodity staples such as grain and soybeans.
UK economy growth grinds to standstill in second quarter
The United Kingdom economy ground to a standstill in the second quarter of 2008 with GDP registering no growth at all according to official figures released on Friday.
Chile private copper sector overtakes government mines
Chile's private copper mining company Minera Escondida surpassed the traditionally dominant state-owned CODELCO in copper production and revenue for the first time in the first economic semester of 2008, Chilean daily El Mercurio reported this last weekend.
