MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 8th 2007
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Monday, January 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chilean fisheries 2006 exports could reach 3 billion dollars
Chile's fisheries exports totaled 2.945 billion US dollars during the first ten months of 2006, up 19.6% over the same period a year ago, according to the Fisheries Under Secretariat, SUBPESCA. But figures also show that the total volume was 1.157 million tons compared to 1.36 million tons in 2005, which means 18% less.
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Monday, January 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Mercosur members growingly less intra trade dependent
Evolution of trade among Mercosur members in the last few years shows unexpected surpluses for Brazil and a lesser dependency on the group's intra trade than in the nineties, according to recent data from ALADI, Latinamerican Integration Association.
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Monday, January 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Outbreak of brucellosis in southern Chile
An outbreak of bovine brucellosis has been confirmed in the Chilean province of Osorno, according to the Minister of Agriculture Alvaro Rojas.
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Monday, January 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Pulp mills dispute: plans to ban sale of logs to Uruguay
The Uruguay Argentina pulp mills controversy took another turn this week when the Argentine province of Entre Rios said it would ban all wood sales to Uruguayan pulp mills and picketers announced a complete land blockade of Uruguay sometime in mid January.
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Monday, January 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Lavagna with “slim” chances of beating incumbent candidate
Former Argentine Minister of Economy Roberto Lavagna could become “the main opposition candidate” but his chances of winning October's presidential elections are “slim” said a reputed Argentine political analyst and public opinion polls expert
