Agriculture

Monday, September 30th 2013 - 19:31 UTC
Chile expects to harvest over 50.000 tons of walnuts, most for export in 2013/14

The walnut production in Chile has experienced a growth in the fiscal year 2013/2014, reports the German Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft (AMI) on its website. Not only the favourable weather conditions, but also the extension of the cultivation area in recent years has contributed to this.
Monday, September 30th 2013 - 16:39 UTC
Paraguayan economy boosted by agriculture expanding at an annual 13.3%

Paraguay’s GDP expanded 13.3% in the second quarter of this year boosted by agriculture and beef exports, according to the latest release from the Central bank. Agriculture has proved the most dynamic sector with 6.2% growth helping Paraguay to have the fastest growing economy this year in Latam following on a 0.9% retraction last year, because of an extended drought.
Thursday, September 26th 2013 - 21:04 UTC
A sugar rush that could fuel the economy

By R. Viswanathan (*) - India should take its cue from Brazil and invest in ethanol as a viable commercial substitute for costly petrol.
Thursday, September 26th 2013 - 06:51 UTC
Argentina expects a large crop of wheat next November despite recent frosts

Argentina is on track to harvest more wheat this season as greater acreage and coming warm weather should offset any yield loss caused by recent frosts that hit in the last days of the Southern Hemisphere winter.
Thursday, September 26th 2013 - 06:34 UTC
Storm death toll of recently sheared sheep in Uruguay climbs to 54.200, not counting lambs

The recent rain, wind and cold storm that severely punished Uruguayan farmers last week caused the death of 54.200 adult sheep. The sum from a survey conducted by the Uruguayan Wool Secretariat, SUL, almost doubles the original 30.000 estimate and does not include the recently born lambs.
Thursday, September 26th 2013 - 06:21 UTC
Argentina expects at least 50 million tons of soy and 30 million of corn in 2013/14

Argentina’s 2013/14 soybean crop will be above 50 million tons while corn can be expected to reach 30 million tons, according to the country’s Agriculture minister Norberto Yauhar, based on preliminary production estimates. The minister also advanced that caps on wheat and corn exports could be lifted in the near future.
Monday, September 23rd 2013 - 18:48 UTC
Egypt for Sale

Three years has seen the overturn of two government, the deaths of thousands of people and the destruction of much of the Egyptian economy. In the end, the mobs have changed nothing, except to make their own lives more miserable.
Friday, September 20th 2013 - 08:24 UTC
US corn exporters concerned with Mercosur competition in Venezuela

United States corn exporters are concerned with the fact that Venezuela, one of their prime markets, is now a full member of Mercosur, which includes Brazil and Argentina two major exporting countries.
Thursday, September 19th 2013 - 19:31 UTC
China has become Uruguay’s main market for beef taking 25% of exports

China in just a year has become Uruguay’s main client for beef absorbing 25% of exports equivalent to 190 million dollars in the last agriculture year (July 2012/June 2013). Uruguay exports totalled 390.000 tons according to the latest release from the country’s Meats Institute, INAC.
Thursday, September 19th 2013 - 07:55 UTC
Three-day pouring rain and wind storm kills over 30.000 sheep in Uruguay

Thousands of sheep dead, 1.500 people evacuated, blown roofs, flooded roads and farm land was the result of three days non-stop of pouring rainfall and strong winds that punished Uruguay beginning last Friday.