Agriculture

• Thursday, October 13th 2011 - 06:00 UTC

  US Congress approves free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and S Korea

  

  The United States Congress voted Wednesday on a bipartisan basis to pass long delayed free-trade bills with Colombia, Panama and South Korea.

• Wednesday, October 12th 2011 - 05:58 UTC

  Uruguayan president on ten-day European trade and business tour

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica left on Tuesday for a ten day visit to Europe that will take him to Sweden, Norway, Germany and Belgium, where he is expected to promote trade, investments and economic development.

• Wednesday, October 12th 2011 - 05:45 UTC

  Argentine-Swedish team discovers 49 million-years fossil of fully aquatic whale in Antarctica

  

  The jawbone of an ancient whale found in Antarctica may be the oldest fully aquatic whale yet discovered, Argentine scientists said Tuesday. The discovery took place close to the Argentine Antarctic base of Marambio next to the Weddell Sea.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 08:15 UTC

  Food high prices and volatility to continue; investment in agriculture critical, says UN

  

  Food price volatility featuring high prices is likely to continue and possibly increase, making poor farmers, consumers and countries more vulnerable to poverty and food insecurity, the United Nations' three Rome-based agencies said in the global hunger report published Monday.

• Thursday, October 6th 2011 - 22:10 UTC

  FAO anticipates ‘tight’ cereal markets in 2011/12 and lower prices

  

  Despite improved production prospects, world cereal markets are likely to remain fairly tight in 2011/2012, FAO announced this week. Prices on the other hand will tend to decline as a result of softer demand because of worsening economic conditions.

• Thursday, October 6th 2011 - 02:32 UTC

  Falklands and Punta Arenas work to establish closer agriculture technical links

  

  Representatives from the Falkland Islands Agriculture Department and private sector visited Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile to establish closer commercial, technical and academic links related to farming development.

• Thursday, October 6th 2011 - 01:55 UTC

  “Mercosur won’t destroy European agriculture”, says EU business lobby

  

  The head of Business-Europe International Relations said Wednesday that a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur “would not destroy European agriculture” in spite of fears from farmers.

• Tuesday, October 4th 2011 - 06:45 UTC

  EU farm losses from trade deal with Mercosur ‘would range 1 to 3 billion Euros’

  

  European Union farmers could suffer losses ranking from one to three billion Euros if a trade agreement is finally agreed with Mercosur according to a European Commission evaluation paper on the impact.

• Friday, September 30th 2011 - 01:47 UTC

  Cuba replacing Sugar Ministry for a holding company ‘efficiency oriented’

  

  Cuba is closing its once powerful Sugar Ministry in favour of a state holding company charged with pulling the sector out of a long decline, official media announced on Thursday.

• Thursday, September 29th 2011 - 06:12 UTC

  Ecuador land of exquisite cacao, major sponsor at Chocolate Week in London

  

  Ecuador has been announced as a major sponsor and exhibitor of the National Chocolate Week in London, the UK’s biggest and most indulgent chocolate celebration.