Stories for 2010

Tuesday, April 13th 2010 - 01:02 UTC
USDA predicts largest global glut of wheat since 2002

The world will have so much wheat this year that the US farmers could leave every acre unplanted and still have a surplus, a sign of more losses after futures had their worst first quarter in 15 years.
Tuesday, April 13th 2010 - 01:01 UTC
Brazil’s success with second season crop behind record production of corn

Increased success in second crops is behind the continued strength in Brazil's corn production despite a decline in plantings, the US Department of Agriculture has said.
Tuesday, April 13th 2010 - 00:25 UTC
Washington Post ad calls on Mrs Kirchner to cancel coal plant in Patagonia

In an attempt to take advantage of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's visit to the US (CFK is attending the Nuclear Security Summit), Greenpeace has posted a paid announcement on The Washington Post newspaper as a way to protest against the construction of a coal-fuelled power plant in Río Turbio, Santa Cruz province.
Tuesday, April 13th 2010 - 00:19 UTC
Brazilian authorities begin evacuation of shantytown ahead of planned demolitions

Brazilian authorities evacuated thousands of shantytown residents Sunday so their houses could be demolished after heavy rains that killed at least 224 people last week threatened further landslides.
Tuesday, April 13th 2010 - 00:17 UTC
China reports first trade deficit in 6 years and drastic drop in bank lending

China reported a rare monthly trade deficit for the first time since May 2004. China’s foreign trade was up nearly 43% in March to over 231 billion USD, out of which exports accounted for about 112.1 billion and imports about 119.4 billion.
Monday, April 12th 2010 - 23:12 UTC
Castro brothers against opening Cuba, because that’s the end of them, claims Clinton

The Cuban brothers Fidel and Raúl Castro do not want to normalize ties with Washington because they would “lose their excuses” for the country's lack of development and openness, said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaking at the University of Louisville in Kentucky.
Monday, April 12th 2010 - 23:04 UTC
Mercosur and EU trade negotiators must “deliver” before May summit

Mercosur is waiting for “dialogue contributions” from the European Union to decide on negotiations for a political and commercial agreement with the EU. Brussels is expected to make its move at the end of April on time for a formal launching in May of the decade-long delayed but very much needed block to block talks.
Monday, April 12th 2010 - 15:16 UTC
Falkland Islands Tourist Board Launches Accommodation Guide

The Falkland Islands Tourist Board this week launched a comprehensive new accommodation guide, as part of an ongoing strategy to develop and grow the land-based sector of the Falkland Islands tourism industry.
Monday, April 12th 2010 - 05:30 UTC
Rio do Janerio’s mud slides death toll could reach 400; focus on “responsibility”

While rescuers raced against time amid fading hopes of finding survivors of a huge mudslide in the Rio do Janeiro area with over 400 people now feared dead in some of the worst flooding to swamp Brazil in decades, focus has turned on responsibility for the magnitude of the catastrophe.
Monday, April 12th 2010 - 05:25 UTC
Argentine Central Bank props the Peso with Euro operations

Argentina has been forced to buy Euros in the local market to control the exchange rate of the US dollar relative to the Peso in a complicated move but necessary to avoid the risk of having additional Central Bank funds seized in New York.