Agriculture

• Friday, December 1st 2017 - 06:42 UTC

  Argentina as G20 chair will combat protectionism, pledges president Macri

  

  President Mauricio Macri hosted the official launching of the Argentine chair of G20, the world’s major forum for global economic, political, and financial cooperation. In his inaugural speech Macri said Argentina is committed ”to build consensus for fair and sustainable development” and will use its role as the first South American country to chair the G20 group of major economies to combat protectionism.

• Tuesday, November 28th 2017 - 06:43 UTC

  Falklands launches consultation round to update rural development strategy

  

  Falkland Islands lawmakers will be meeting starting in December to scope the community’s priorities under the Rural Development Strategy (RDS), as the current Action Plan ends and a new 3-year phase begins.

• Monday, November 27th 2017 - 18:02 UTC

  Bayer takeover of Monsanto delayed 90 days by Brazil's antitrust agency Cade

  

  Brazilian antitrust agency Cade extended its deadline to review the takeover of Monsanto Co by Bayer AG by 90 days to late March, potentially spoiling plans to wrap up the US$66 billion tie-up by the end of the year.

• Monday, November 27th 2017 - 12:16 UTC

  Brazil expects to harvest 111 million tons of soybeans in 2017/18 season

  

  Brazilian farmers are expected to collect 111 million tons of soybeans in the 2017/18 season, said consultancy firm Agroconsult, maintaining the same forecast it released in September.

• Monday, November 27th 2017 - 11:39 UTC

  Argentina moves to ban glyphosate and allows other herbicides

  

  Argentina authorized the use of genetically modified soybean seeds resistant to herbicides other than glyphosate, as the European Union (EU) debates whether to extend the license of weed-killers containing the ingredient.

• Monday, November 27th 2017 - 06:54 UTC

  New round of EU/Mercosur talks in Brussels: agriculture main concern for France, Ireland, and Poland

  

  Brussels will seek to drive forward negotiations on a far-reaching trade deal with Mercosur this week despite warnings from France and other EU members that they are reaching the limit of the concessions they can tolerate on beef and other sensitive agricultural products, according to a report from the Financial Times.

• Thursday, November 16th 2017 - 15:15 UTC

  Falklands announces new Legislative Assembly and portfolios assigned

  

  The new Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands has been announced, following the General Election which concluded on Thursday 9th November.

• Saturday, November 11th 2017 - 08:46 UTC

  Argentina cancels proposed tax on wine included in a fiscal reform

  

  Argentina’s government has decided to ditch a proposed tax on wine after vineyards complained the measure would cripple the industry, the governor of the country’s top wine-making province said.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 21:02 UTC

  Latin America's exports expected to increase 10%, following four years of declining prices

  

  In 2017 Latin America and the Caribbean will have left behind half a decade of prices decline of its export basket plus a weak increase in the exported volume, achieving an overall 10% growth in the value of its shipments abroad, according to new estimates released by ECLAC in Chile.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 18:30 UTC

  Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals to prevent the spread of resistance, warns WHO

  

  The World Health Organization is recommending that farmers and the food industry stop using antibiotics routinely to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals.