Paraguay plans to climb from eighth to world's fifth exporter of beef by 2018

Monday, January 13th 2014 - 07:09 UTC

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One of Paraguay's priorities is to make the country the world's fifth exporter of beef by 2018, according to Industry and Trade minister Gustavo Leite. The land locked member of Mercosur currently holds the eighth position. Read full article

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Troy Tempest
“The surge of agriculture and livestock last year, after suffering a prolonged drought and sanitary problems, helped the country's economy expand a record 13.6%, the best performance in Latin America.”

Paraguay just needs that FTA with the EU. Brazil and Uruguay want it too - is Argentina going to be allowed to hold them back?

:-)
Jan 13th, 2014 - 08:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
@ 1 Troy Tempest

Shall I give you a choice of answers to your question?

Yes they will AND Yes they will.

:o)
Jan 13th, 2014 - 04:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
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Yep,
they're dupes, betraying their own people for the sake of their Argentinian “hermanos”
Jan 13th, 2014 - 06:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Stevie
An FTA with the EU and its protectionism would be proper betrayal...
Jan 14th, 2014 - 04:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
It seems like Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay don't think so.

Perhaps you (Argentina) as brothers, should stop holding them back, opt out of the agreement or Mercosur, yourself.

I know, that wouldn't be 'right', to give them the opportunity to grow their economies while yours languishes.

Maybe, like Dilma and Pepe will suggest those 'options' to you.

;-)
Jan 14th, 2014 - 08:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Stevie
I think an FTA with Europe is a great idea, should Europe drop its protectionism...

I also think that Argentina does Mercosur a favour with their mere presence, as we all know this system pays more reqard to a big market than any political preference.
Just look at China...
Jan 14th, 2014 - 08:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
6 Stevie

“I think an FTA with Europe is a great idea, should Europe drop its protectionism... .”

...and Argentina drop it's protectionism.

naw, ain't gonna happen.
Jan 14th, 2014 - 09:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Stevie
I agree with that as well...

;)
Jan 14th, 2014 - 09:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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