Agriculture

Wednesday, June 12th 2013 - 07:20 UTC
China set eyes on Latam agriculture to promote cooperation and food security

China is determined to strongly stimulate agriculture cooperation with Latin America to improve bilateral trade in the field, develop farming technology and improve productivity. This was the main conclusion of the recent China/Latinamerica Agriculture Cooperation Forum held in Beijing which convened over twenty Agriculture ministers from the region with host minister Han Changfu.
Monday, June 10th 2013 - 22:31 UTC
Slower global agricultural production in next decade but prices above historic average, says FAO

Global agricultural production is expected to grow 1.5% a year on average over the coming decade, compared with annual growth of 2.1% between 2003 and 2012, according to a new report published by the OECD and FAO released this week.
Monday, June 10th 2013 - 20:41 UTC
Argentina celebrates: China accepts three GM types of soybean for consumption

China approved three genetically modified soybean types for consumption, including the RR2BT seed resistant to the imidazolinonas and the glufosinat-ammonium herbicides. The announcement was made following a meeting between Agriculture ministers from Argentina and China in Beijing.
Monday, June 10th 2013 - 14:02 UTC
Paraguay soy exports reach 1.55bn dollars in first five months of 2013

Soybeans, electricity and beef figure as the main export items of landlocked Paraguay, during the first five months of the year. According to a release from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, exports at the end of May reached 4,12bn dollars compared to 2.96bn a year ago, which represents a 57.3% increase.
Monday, June 10th 2013 - 12:46 UTC
Brazil world’s top orange juice exporter conditioned by rising labour costs

High production costs have orange growers in Brazil, the world's top orange juice exporter, bracing for a tough citrus season, despite last season's record harvest and high juice prices.
Thursday, June 6th 2013 - 06:06 UTC
Brazil signs bill expanding private sector participation in the clogged ports

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff signed into law on Wednesday new regulations to make its ports more efficient and attract up to 12 billion dollars in investments as the country finally begins to tackle logistics bottlenecks hampering vast farm exports.
Wednesday, June 5th 2013 - 22:06 UTC
Brazil boosts agriculture budget by 18% to speed expansion of storage capacity

The Brazilian government announced that it is increasing the farm budget, including funds for subsidized loans by 18% to 136 billion Reais (approx 68 billion-dollars) mainly for improving the country’s insufficient storage capacity and new silos.
Tuesday, June 4th 2013 - 08:27 UTC
Paraguayan inflation 0.2% in five months; economy poised to expand 13%

Consumer prices in Paraguay dropped 0.3% during May which brings the accumulated five month inflation to 0.2%, reported the Central bank. The percentage is considerably lower than May a year ago when it reached 0.4% and had accumulated 3.2%. Twelve month inflation in May reached 0.9% which compares favourably with the 3.8% of a year ago
Saturday, June 1st 2013 - 03:38 UTC
Cristina Fernandez with her mind set on October elections launches the 500 frozen-prices list

The Argentine government has made public the list of the 500 products with ‘frozen prices’, until next October when mid term elections are scheduled. Consumers can check the information online at the website of the state news agency Télam and with the sites of several of the main supermarkets of the country.
Saturday, June 1st 2013 - 03:17 UTC
FAO says ‘environmentally friendly farming’ can help quadruple cassava yields

‘Save and Grow’, an environmentally-friendly farming model promoted by FAO can sustainably increase cassava yields by up to 400% and help turn this staple from a poor people's food into a 21st Century crop, the UN Food and Agriculture organization said.