Agriculture

Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 12:15 UTC
Global food commodity prices saw a slight decline in July

The FAO's Food Price Index, (FPI) - a trade-weighted index that measures prices of five major food commodities on international markets - averaged 170.9 points in July 2019, slipping 1.1 percent below its level in June but up 2.3 percent from a year earlier.
Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 10:14 UTC
Paraguayan president beset with 69% disapproval rating and economic downturn

Paraguay’s president, Mario Abdo, has reached his first year in office with a 69% disapproval rating amid an enduring political crisis and a significant economic slowdown, according to a survey published on Wednesday.
Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 05:16 UTC
Massive women's protests in Brasilia against Bolsonaro's policies

Tens of thousands of women took to the streets of Brazil's capital on Wednesday to denounce President Jair Bolsonaro, in the third anti-government protest in the city in two days.
Wednesday, August 14th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
French farmers protest trade deals with Canada and Mercosur

French anti-government protesters put up a large poster of Jean-Baptiste Moreau, one of President Emmanuel Macron's farming experts, with the word “Wanted” on it outside a local government building on Tuesday, as anger over recent trade deals escalates.
Tuesday, August 13th 2019 - 07:11 UTC
China anticipates less corn imports because of outbreaks of African swine fever

China's agriculture ministry said it was lowering its forecast for corn consumption in the 2019/20 crop year amid outbreaks of African swine fever across the country.
Saturday, August 10th 2019 - 07:42 UTC
UN climate change report: farming and eating habits must change to save on land and water

The way the world manages land produces and eats food has to change to curb global warming or food security, health and biodiversity will be at risk, a UN report on the effects of climate change on land said.
Friday, August 9th 2019 - 08:27 UTC
Soybean sales in Brazil booming helped by a weaker currency and port premiums

The price of Brazilian soybeans in local currency reached the highest level in almost two months, driven by a spike in port premiums for soybeans and a weaker currency, both caused by the trade dispute between China and the United States.
Friday, August 9th 2019 - 08:13 UTC
German lawmakers propose higher VAT rate on meat to combat global warming

Green and Social Democrat (SPD) politicians in Germany say the 7% sales tax (VAT) rate on meat should be raised to 19% to help curb global warming and fund animal welfare improvements.
Thursday, August 8th 2019 - 22:50 UTC
World food security increasingly at risk due to 'unprecedented' climate change impact, new UN report warns

More than 500 million people today live in areas affected by erosion linked to climate change, the UN warned on Thursday, before urging all countries to commit to sustainable land use to help limit greenhouse gas emissions before it is too late.
Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Brazil's record on pesticides and weed killers could create problems for the Mercosur/EU trade agreement

Brazil's agriculture minister on Tuesday defended a record number of pesticide and weedkiller approvals this year, saying the government was not “putting poison on anyone's plate.”