Agriculture

Tuesday, January 10th 2012 - 05:49 UTC
Bush fires in Patagonian Chubut out of control; several towns evacuated

Authorities from the Argentine Patagonia province of Chubut issued a red alert on the fires that affect forest areas and decided to evacuate El Hoyo town, while 40 Chilean fire-fighters were expected to arrive to the mountain region to help put out the bush fires.
Monday, January 9th 2012 - 06:49 UTC
Argentine Farming emergency committee meets this week to address extreme drought

The Argentine Agriculture Ministry has summoned the Committee on Farming Emergency and anticipated it would engage in “surgical work” in order to reach “all areas of the farming sector” suffering from extreme drought.
Monday, January 9th 2012 - 06:47 UTC
Chile buries seven fire-fighters; strong suspicion of criminal intent in forest fires

The home of a Mapuche Indian leader in Chile was destroyed in a suspicious blaze in an area ravaged by forest fires, which officials say may have been caused by radical indigenous activists.
Wednesday, January 4th 2012 - 06:26 UTC
Dry weather, heat and lack of rain threaten Mercosur soybean crop

Mercosur soybean production is expected to fall 2.9% after dry weather and heat damaged crops in Brazil and Paraguay and as conditions deteriorate in Argentina, Hamburg-based industry researcher Oil World said.
Wednesday, January 4th 2012 - 06:06 UTC
US is ending three-decade subsidies on corn ethanol

The US government is ending a three-decade-old policy of subsidizing corn ethanol, but it appears that the loss of the 6 billion dollars annual benefit will have little impact on farmers.
Monday, January 2nd 2012 - 06:21 UTC
Saudi dairy farm buys 30.000 acres of prime land in Argentina

Saudi Arabia's largest dairy company announced it was buying Argentine farm operator Fondomonte for 83 million dollars to secure access to a supply of animal feed. The acquisition will give Riyadh-based Almarai Co. control of roughly 30,000 acres of farmland just ahead of tough new limits to be imposed by Argentina's government on foreign ownership of productive land.
Tuesday, December 27th 2011 - 13:54 UTC
Rousseff reiterates pledge to eliminate extreme poverty in Brazil by 2014

President Dilma Rousseff, about to complete her first year in office, reiterated she remains committed to eliminate extreme poverty in Brazil by the end of her term in 2013.
Monday, December 26th 2011 - 21:10 UTC
Brazil overtakes the UK and becomes the world’s sixth largest economy

Brazil has overtaken the UK as the world's sixth largest economy according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research, CEBR. The latest World Economic League Table also showed Asian countries moving up and European countries falling back.
Monday, December 26th 2011 - 11:19 UTC
China and Argentina ratify crossed support for Taiwan and Falklands’ claims

China ratified support for Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands. The message was delivered last week by Chinese President Hu Jintao's special envoy Jiang Shusheng and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and is part of the reciprocal policy in support of Taiwan as a province of China.
Thursday, December 22nd 2011 - 14:13 UTC
Falkland Islands Councillors opt for continuity in portfolio responsibilities

Following the election last week of two new members to the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands, MLA Dr Barry Elsby and MLA Ian Hansen, councillors have favoured stability and continuity in the allocation of portfolio responsibility, with the newly elected councillors largely taking on the responsibilities left vacant by the resignation of former members, Emma Edwards and Bill Luxton.