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Montevideo, November 21st 2024 - 06:23 UTC

Agriculture

  • Monday, November 18th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    With Milei, Macron insists France not signing EU-Mercosur FTA

    “We don't always think alike on many issues,” Macron said about Milei

    French President Emmanuel Macron told his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei once again during their meeting Sunday at Casa Rosada that his country would not sign the European Union (EU)-Southern Common Market (Mercosur) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) “as is.”

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  • Monday, November 18th 2024 - 08:30 UTC

    La Niña threatens this year's soybean crop in Paraguay

    Some rain has fallen but still below average so the deficit remains

    Paraguayan soybean producers warned this weekend that the La Niña weather phenomenon may affect this year's crop while the 2023/24 harvest is expected to reach a record in tons produced and exported, it was reported in Asunción.

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  • Saturday, November 16th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

    Falklands’ avian flu, Government support for those emotionally affected by the situation

    Support is available to help you navigate any concerns or emotional challenges you may be facing.

    As we continue to monitor the situation regarding the rise of bird flu in the Falkland Islands, we understand that this may be a challenging time for some members of our community. The wellbeing of our community is a priority, and we want to remind everyone that support is available to help you navigate any concerns or emotional challenges you may be facing.

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  • Wednesday, November 13th 2024 - 20:14 UTC

    Uruguay quality beef complies with EU demands on deforestation, sustainability and traceability

    Uruguayan beef is top quality with access to the most demanding global markets

    The protein consumption of Uruguayans has averaged some 95 kilos per person, a few more kilos than back in 1918, when after reaching a peak of 87, had begun to fall. Of the total 95 kilos, 46 have been beef, with the rest chicken and pork, according to Conrado Ferber, head of the Uruguay National Meats Institute, INAC.

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  • Tuesday, November 12th 2024 - 06:38 UTC

    Food insecurity feared in Bolivia after weeks-long road blockades

    “Without diesel, there is no food for 2025,” agricultural growers concurred

    Bolivia's Association of Oilseed and Wheat Producers (Anapo) President Fernando Romero said Monday that diesel fuel shortages seriously threatened food supply in the short run as well as production in the future. Romero told the Chinese news service Xinhua that hundreds of companies in eastern Bolivia were on the brink of bankruptcy and pointed out that only 20% of rice growers had started planting.

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  • Sunday, November 10th 2024 - 15:23 UTC

    France lobbying among EU partners to veto trade agreement with Mercosur

    Minister Annie Genevard admitted Paris is trying to convince “a maximum number of countries”, to set up a veto system to impede the trade agreement EU/Mercosur

    French Agriculture minister, Annie Genevard has declared to her country’s media that Paris is trying to convince “maximum number of countries”, such as Belgium, Bulgaria, Austria, Ireland and “even maybe Italy” to set up a veto system to impede the signing of a trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, the South American trade group.

  • Sunday, November 10th 2024 - 15:09 UTC

    Better wool quality from grazing sheep among solar panels, shows experience in Australian green farm

    According to the head of the Allendale Merino Stud, in Wellington, the effect of solar panels in his sheep has meant wool quality production has “increased significantly.”

    Sheep grazing close to a solar farm among its panels seems to even improve the quality of wool, a new study has found. The study is based on the results of a second round of wool testing at the Wellington solar farm, in New South Wales, which has shared its site with 1,700 merino sheep for the past three years.

  • Saturday, November 9th 2024 - 10:29 UTC

    Paraguay joins Lula's Global Alliance Against Hunger

    Asunción will henceforth focus on “Zero Hunger in Schools” to support family farming and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, among other undertakings

    The Paraguayan Government of President Santiago Peña Friday announced the South American country's “formal and voluntary” adherence to the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, an initiative fostered by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during his current G20 rotating leadership.

  • Thursday, November 7th 2024 - 10:13 UTC

    Argentina's beef exports hit new records

    Only 30% of Argentina's production was for domestic consumption

    Beef exports from Argentina between January and September 2024 totaled US$ 2.122 billion, thus reaching its highest performance in the last 57 years, according to a report from the Economy Ministry's Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries Secretariat released Wednesday in Buenos Aires. Sales abroad amounted to 699,987 tons, it was also explained.

  • Thursday, November 7th 2024 - 07:20 UTC

    AgroAlba MOU signed in Caracas

    AgroAlba will allow us to guarantee food for our peoples, Arreaza insisted

    The Governments of Venezuela and St Vincent and the Grenadines signed Wednesday the AgroAlba Memorandum of Understanding in Caracas. The multilateral initiative is an integration mechanism within The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America - People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) seeking to foster productive investment and strengthen food sovereignty through the promotion of sustainable development, Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yván Gil explained.

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