Agriculture

Wednesday, May 30th 2018 - 09:37 UTC
State of the Nation: “incredibly exciting time for the Falkland Islands and its people”

On Tuesday May 29, Governor Nigel Phillips CBE addressed the elected Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands with a message on the State of the Nation.
Wednesday, May 30th 2018 - 08:43 UTC
Argentina set to expand fresh beef exports to Japan and China

Argentina is set to expand fresh beef exports to Asia, with Japan and China having already approved import deals, the country's agriculture minister said. Luis Miguel Etchevehere in Tokyo said that Argentina has signed a deal with the Japanese government under which Tokyo will authorize imports of fresh beef from Argentina by late July. His country has also inked a beef export agreement with Beijing.
Wednesday, May 30th 2018 - 08:29 UTC
New Zealand to cull 150.000 cows to eradicate outbreak of Mycoplasma bovis

New Zealand, which produces three percent of the world’s milk, announced this week its plan to cull about 150,000 cows to eradicate the disease Mycoplasma bovis. The largest mass animal slaughter in the country’s history will cost some US$ 612 million. If successful, it would be the first time an infected country has eliminated the disease-causing bacteria.
Monday, May 28th 2018 - 08:09 UTC
Farmers' concerns on post-Brexit labour contracting reach PM's May desk

The UK food and farming industry wants assurances from the government that it will still be able to recruit enough staff from the EU after Brexit. The demand came as part of a manifesto drawn up by more than 100 organizations across the industry and sent to the PM. It urges the government to publish a white paper setting out its immigration plans “as a matter of priority”.
Monday, May 28th 2018 - 06:46 UTC
Brazilian government yields to demands of truckers week-long strike

Brazil's President Michel Temer announced late on Sunday new measures to reduce operating costs for truckers in a bid to end a week-long protest that has severely hampered the flow of food, fuel and key exports in Latin America's largest economy.
Friday, May 25th 2018 - 09:06 UTC
Relief in Brazil after recovering free of FMD with vaccination OIE status

The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) declared Brazil free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) with vaccination on Thursday, opening new export prospects for the world’s largest beef exporter. The OIE already considered most of Brazil to be free of foot-and-mouth with vaccination. The declaration, which the government had been expecting since the start of the year, extends certification to the whole country.
Friday, May 25th 2018 - 08:56 UTC
Brazil agriculture fears consequences of a US/China trade understanding

The trade dispute between the United States and China has benefited Brazil so far but could prove harmful long term as higher grain prices will make the country’s exports less competitive, Brazil’s farm minister said. Brazil is the world's leading poultry exporter.
Thursday, May 24th 2018 - 07:32 UTC
China expected to import record volumes of US oil and soy, to help ease trade tensions with the US

China will import record volumes of U.S. oil and is likely to ship more U.S. soy after Beijing signaled to state-run refiners and grains purchasers they should buy more to help ease tensions between the two top economies, trade sources said on Wednesday.
Thursday, May 24th 2018 - 07:20 UTC
Brazil lowers diesel prices 10%, but truckers' strike continues threatening grain exports

Petrobras on Wednesday temporarily cut diesel prices by 10% in order to help the Brazilian government and truck drivers resolve a protest crippling highways.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2018 - 07:36 UTC
Trucks loaded with soybeans block main highways in Brazil to protest fuel prices

Brazil lorry drivers blocked major roadways around the capital of the country's largest grain state to protest increases in domestic fuel prices, affecting highways in 18 states, the federal highway police said on Monday.