Agriculture

Thursday, January 18th 2018 - 09:11 UTC
All cuts of Argentine beef and lamb have full access to the Chinese market

Argentina and China signed a “historic” agreement that opens the huge Asian market to beef and lamb with bone from the South American country, according to Senasa the Argentine agriculture and livestock sanitary office. The deal concludes fifteen years of negotiations and means access to the world's largest importer of beef.
Wednesday, January 17th 2018 - 08:37 UTC
Uruguayan farmers surprise government and take to the roads to protest fiscal policies

Uruguayan farmers with their tractors, harvesters, trucks, vans and on horseback took to the roads to protest the cost of fuel, power, increased taxes and an over bloated national budget and bureaucracy which they blame for making several farm activities unprofitable, and have had an overall negative impact for the different camp activities.
Monday, January 15th 2018 - 10:33 UTC
Brazil forecasts 110m tons of soybeans and 25m tons of corn in 2017/18 harvest

Brazilian official crop agency Conab has raised its crop estimates for soybeans and corn in 2017-18, as improved weather boosts yields and planted areas are revised higher.
Conab said in a monthly report that the current soybean crop, which was already planted and is under development, will reach 110.44 million tons, up from 109.18 million tons in December but still below the record of 114.08 million tons in 2016-17.
Monday, January 15th 2018 - 04:00 UTC
French dairy recalls 12 million boxes of baby milk from 83 countries: salmonella

More than twelve million boxes of French baby milk products are being recalled from 83 countries for suspected salmonella contamination. The recall includes Lactalis' Picot, Milumel and Taranis brands.
Wednesday, January 10th 2018 - 10:14 UTC
Blue tongue outbreak among sheep in Brazil

Uruguayan animal health authorities are on the alert following the outbreak of a blue tongue focus among sheep in south Brazil. The outbreak has been located in Santa Maria, in central Rio Grande do Sul, and Uruguay's Agriculture and Livestock ministry has strengthened controls along the border which divides the rich farmland region.
Friday, January 5th 2018 - 10:25 UTC
Drought in north Argentina seriously delaying plating of soy and corn

The drought in Argentina continues in several regions and has generated a delay of planting for the 2017-18 season. A report authored by the institution AgroEducación indicated that La Niña, though subtle, already impacts the region with temperatures above normal and scarce rains.
Thursday, January 4th 2018 - 09:58 UTC
Brucellosis outbreak at Paraguay Vet School triggers alarm bells for the industry

An outbreak of brucellosis at the Veterinary School of the Asunción University in Paraguay, FCV-UNA, has cost the academic center its international certification, and has become a shameful experience for a country which is among the top world beef exporters.
Thursday, January 4th 2018 - 08:05 UTC
UK farmers growing concern about a post Brexit scenario

Post-Brexit trade deals could pose the biggest peacetime threat to the UK's food security if welfare standards and farmers are not protected, MPs say. Imports of food produced with lower welfare standards should not be allowed, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Agro-ecology warns.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2018 - 10:19 UTC
Lack of rainfall in Buenos Aires province affecting soy planting and prices

Argentina's bread-basket province of Buenos Aires will remain mostly dry over the days ahead, meteorologists said on Tuesday, after reporting scant rains over the weekend in the country's biggest and most productive farm area.
Tuesday, January 2nd 2018 - 10:53 UTC
Japan prepared to lift its ban on beef imports from Uruguay

Japan is planning to lift a ban on beef imports from Uruguay next year, ending a more than 17-year embargo following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the South American nation in 2000, according to government sources in Tokyo.