Agriculture

• Tuesday, August 5th 2014 - 06:42 UTC

  Food loss and waste in Latam could feed the region's 47 million hungry

  

  In Latin America and the Caribbean more food is lost and wasted than is needed to meet the nutritional needs of the 47 million people who still suffer from hunger in the region, according to FAO. The report Losses and waste of food in Latin America and the Caribbean of the FAO Regional Office says that 6% of global food losses occur in the region.

• Monday, July 28th 2014 - 07:56 UTC

  Argentine farmers and government again clash over the 'preyed-upon decade”

  

  Argentine Agriculture Minister Carlos Casamiquela and Federal Planning chief Julio De Vido rebuffed the criticism of the head of the Argentine Rural Society (SRA), Luis Etchevehere, who at the opening of the Palermo livestock show accused the government of President Cristina Fernandez of being “ignorant and arrogant”.

• Monday, July 28th 2014 - 07:04 UTC

  Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia private sectors unite to combat Mercosur protectionist policies

  

  The private sectors from Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia agreed to form a business lobby, Urupabol, with the purpose of actively combating protectionist policies and other obstacles implemented inside Mercosur, mainly by senior members Argentina and Brazil.

• Thursday, July 17th 2014 - 06:24 UTC

  Brazil looking ahead to another year of record grains crop: 192.5 million tons

  

  Brazil which has become one of the world’s food powerhouses is forecasting a record harvest of 192.5 million tons of grains, up 2.3% over the previous period, according to the latest report from the Brazilian Stats and Geography Institute, IBGE.

• Saturday, July 12th 2014 - 11:45 UTC

  New state of the art bulk terminal in port of Montevideo in support of Nueva Palmira

  

  The Greek ship-owning Laskaridis family is investing in a new 100m dollars state-of-the-art grain and wood pellet terminal in Montevideo, Uruguay, adding to the already considerable Greek shipping presence in the country, reports London's Trade Winds.

• Saturday, July 12th 2014 - 10:13 UTC

  CFK invites regional presidents to the official dinner for Russia's Putin

  

  President Cristina Fernandez, CFK, invited her peers from Bolivia, Uruguay and Venezuela, Evo Morales, Jose Mujica and Nicolas Maduro respectively to participate in a special dinner after her meeting with the Russian head of state, Vladimir Putin on Saturday.

• Wednesday, July 9th 2014 - 07:42 UTC

  Paraguay with record soybean harvest, most of it for exporting

  

  Landlocked Paraguay has become the new 'soybean king' with a harvest of over 9 million tons, a new record, 13% compared to the previous crop, according to the figures released by the Paraguayan Chamber of Grains and Oilseeds Exporters, Capeco.

• Monday, July 7th 2014 - 22:42 UTC

  FAO food price index down for third month running: plenty of corn and wheat

  

  The FAO Food Price Index was down for a third consecutive month in June, a decline mostly influenced by lower wheat, maize and palm oil prices that reflected ample supplies and improved global production prospects for these commodities.

• Wednesday, June 25th 2014 - 06:22 UTC

  Uruguay's second pulp mill begins production: 1.3million tons annually

  

  Uruguay's second pulp mill Montes del Plata started production this week following an investment of 2 billion dollars, the largest ever in the recent history of the country. The announcement was made by the Chilean-Swedish complex that is running the plant.

• Thursday, June 12th 2014 - 07:39 UTC

  Beijing hosts this year's Meat Congress; China has become Uruguay's main beef client

  

  China will be holding this year's World Meat Congress in Beijing, an event traditionally hosted by meat producing and exporting countries. However the significance of the world's second largest economy and its booming demand for meat have made it the right place for the 14/16 June conference.