Agriculture

• Friday, June 30th 2023 - 08:25 UTC

  Falklands organizing campaign to completely eradicate hydatid disease

  

  The veterinary service of the Falklands is asking Islanders to fill out a short survey to help with the battle against tapeworms. The tapeworm E.granulosus primarily completes its lifecycle between dogs and sheep, with the intermediate stage in sheep causing hydatid cysts.

• Friday, June 30th 2023 - 08:01 UTC

  Falklands Government acquires Stanley Growers provider of 90% of fresh vegetables and fruit

  

  Last 21 June it was announced that the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) would be acquiring Stanley Growers Limited and Stanley Nurseries and Garden Centre and the land which both businesses occupy, with the intention of managing the business for a time before selling it.

• Thursday, June 29th 2023 - 08:19 UTC

  Brazil declares a record harvest of soy beans, 156 million tons in 2023

  

  The Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries (Abiove) reported that the soybean harvest in Brazil, already completed in 2023, exceeded expectations, leading to an upward revision in export forecasts for soybean grain, meal, and oil this year. Soy remains Brazil’s primary export product.

• Thursday, June 29th 2023 - 08:14 UTC

  Lula government promoting Brazilian agriculture with US$ 76 billion financial support

  

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva has increased subsidized farm loans as part of a national agriculture funding plan as he aims to strengthen ties with the sector, which has been driving the economic activity of the country.

• Thursday, June 29th 2023 - 02:32 UTC

  Brazil fertilizer consumption picking up as farmers replenish stocks and global prices drop 40%

  

  Consultants and banks estimate that fertilizer consumption in Brazil will increase this year, with projections suggesting a range of 2.5% to 10% growth in deliveries. This increase is driven by producers’ need to replenish the volumes used in their crops as input prices have fallen.

• Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 09:53 UTC

  Brazil reports first case of avian flu in farm bird

  

  Brazilian authorities Tuesday confirmed the detection of the first case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI - H5N1) in a poultry bird in the municipality of Serra, in the State of Espírito Santo, but insisted commercial production remains safe. The South American country is the world's largest chicken exporter, with US$ 9.762 billion collected in 2022.

• Monday, June 26th 2023 - 09:49 UTC

  Giant meat packer in Brazil fined for cruelty while transporting cattle

  

  A Civil Court in the Brazilian city of Santos has issued a first-instance ruling against Protein packers Minerva Foods, demanding the payment of BRL 1.39 million (some US$ 250,000) as compensation for collective moral damages caused while transporting 29,975 oxen to the Port of Santos in early 2018.

• Friday, June 23rd 2023 - 11:00 UTC

  Canada opens up to Paraguayan beef

  

  Paraguay's beef production will be welcomed in Canada starting in September, President Mario Abdo Benítez announced Thursday in Asunción.

• Friday, June 23rd 2023 - 10:36 UTC

  Brazil this year is increasing purchase of fertilizers from Russia

  

  PhosAgro boosted exports of fertilizers by 8% in the first four months of this year compared with the same period in 2022, according to a report from GlobalFer, which specializes in the industry's info.

• Thursday, June 22nd 2023 - 16:08 UTC

  3,000 cattle die of hypothermia in Brazil, claim Matto Grosso do sul Veterinarians

  

  Some 3,000 head of cattle died from hypothermia in Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul farming state in recent days, according to a statement posted on the website of local veterinary services on Wednesday.