Agriculture

• Saturday, November 4th 2017 - 10:45 UTC

  Argentina and Peru try to sort out ethanol dispute and sign accord to promote overall trade

  

  Argentina and Peru are seeking to resolve a dispute stemming from Peru’s decision to apply anti-dumping tariffs on imports of Argentine biodiesel a year ago, Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said on Friday.

• Saturday, November 4th 2017 - 10:40 UTC

  Brazil becoming main supplier of soybean to China at peak US marketing season

  

  Brazil is expected to win a larger share of China’s soybean imports in coming months, hitting U.S. exporters during the peak marketing season for their most valuable farm product as the world grapples with a fifth consecutive bumper crop.

• Wednesday, November 1st 2017 - 08:53 UTC

  Farmers' lobby chief becomes Argentine Agriculture ministry head; ex minister to Brussels to negotiate EU/Mercosur deal

  

  Argentina will replace Agriculture Minister Ricardo Buryaile with Luis Miguel Etchevehere, currently the president of the Argentine Rural Society, the powerful agriculture and livestock industry group, Cabinet Chief Marcos Pena said on Tuesday. Buryaile will next serve as Argentina's ambassador to the European Union.

• Wednesday, November 1st 2017 - 08:02 UTC

  Europe prepares to have jets fly with an eco-fuel mix from vegetable oil and animal fat plus kerosene

  

  Jets in Europe will soon run on eco-fuel produced from vegetable oil and animal fat. The new fuel will be mixed with traditional kerosene. According to latest reports, planes running on the mixture of renewable and traditional fuel will start flying next year from Geneva in Switzerland.

• Friday, October 27th 2017 - 22:47 UTC

  Glyphosate debate divides Europe and it fails to vote on license extension

  

  European Union countries failed this week to vote on a license extension for weed-killer glyphosate, delaying again a decision on the widely used herbicide that critics say could cause cancer. The EU said in a statement the relevant committee did not hold a vote at a meeting and that it would announce the date of the next meeting shortly.

• Thursday, October 26th 2017 - 02:26 UTC

  World wine production at its lowest in 50 years; Europe hard hit, but Argentina will see 25% increase

  

  World wine production is having a historically bad year. Europe, home to the world's leading wine producers, is making wine at significantly lower levels than usual – and that's because of “extreme weather events” such as frost and drought that have damaged vineyards, according to the International Organization of Vine and Wine, (OIV)

• Wednesday, October 25th 2017 - 09:15 UTC

  Falkland Islands sets its Economic Priorities for the coming Decade

  

  Over recent months the Falkland Islands Government have undertaken a review and refresh of the Economic Development Strategy for the Islands.

• Thursday, October 12th 2017 - 20:55 UTC

  Global food prices up 0.8% in September, according to FAO Index

  

  Global food prices rose slightly in September, as firmer prices of vegetable oils and to a lesser extent dairy products offset declining prices for staple cereal grains. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 178.4 points for the month of September, up 0.8% from August and marking a 4.3% increase from a year earlier.

• Tuesday, October 10th 2017 - 16:45 UTC

  Brazil relaunching economic ties with the African continent

  

  Agricultural powerhouse Brazil aims to revive ties with Africa after a lull and sees a vast export market for food and manufactured goods in a continent whose population is surging, its foreign minister said.

• Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 19:35 UTC

  Argentina hosts UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism in Mendoza

  

  To highlight the relevance of wine and gastronomy as key components of tourism development, the 22nd UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism was held in Mendoza, Argentina on 29-30 September. The Conference was co-organized by UNWTO and the Ministry of Tourism of Argentina, in collaboration with the Region of Mendoza and the Chamber of Tourism of Argentina.