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Stories for May 21st 2013

• Tuesday, May 21st 2013 - 05:01 UTC

  Argentina absorbs 93% of beef production, exports tumble behind Paraguay

  

  Argentine government trade restrictions on overseas sales of beef have turned Paraguay into Mercosur third largest exporter behind Brazil and Uruguay. The first place last year belonged to Brazil with exports of 1.3 million tons; Uruguay, 350.000 tons; Paraguay, 210.00 and finally Argentina.183.000 tons.

• Tuesday, May 21st 2013 - 00:35 UTC

  Falkland Islands’ tourism industry keeps growing despite a drop in cruise visitors

  

  The Falkland Islands International Tourism Statistics Report released to the public this week records that 2012 was the second highest year on record in terms of overnight visitors travelling for leisure. There were 7,791 overnight tourists (as opposed to day trip cruise tourists) arrivals in the Falkland Islands in 2012, of which 1,937 could be classed as leisure visitors. Overall, tourist arrivals have grown at an average annual rate of 7% per annum over the period 2000-2012.

• Tuesday, May 21st 2013 - 00:29 UTC

  Gibraltar ‘will never be Spanish’ and will enjoy full self-government says Chief Minister Picardo

  

  Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has told German readers of Frankfurter Allegmeine Zeitung that he is firmly convinced that Gibraltar will never be Spanish because today’s Europe is about the people rather than the states.