Agriculture

• Friday, September 6th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

  Falklands delegation at Expo-Prado strengthens relations with Uruguay

  

  The Falkland Islands Government are pleased to announce the safe arrival of the Falkland Islands delegation to Uruguay on Sunday September First 2024, marking a significant opportunity to strengthen our long-standing relationship and explore new avenues of cooperation.

• Friday, September 6th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

  Explosive device goes off at Argentine Rural Society President's office

  

  An explosive device went off Thursday at the headquarters of the Argentine Rural Society (SRA) in Buenos Aires. There were no fatalities but SRA President Santiago Pino's secretary and other people were reported to have been wounded.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2024 - 22:30 UTC

  Downspout affects Paraguayan foreign trade freight rates

  

  Paraguayan import/export operations, which are heavily dependent on barge transport through the Paraná and Paraguay Rivers, saw costs go up 29.2% interannually in July as lower water levels limited both navigation and the amount of cargo each vessel can carry. In the third week of August, the Paraguay River was one centimeter above its historical minimum.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2024 - 07:54 UTC

  Uruguayan minister in Brazilian agro-show to promote dairy produce exports

  

  “Uruguay is a net exporter of dairy produce and for years we have been a reliable, serious and main supplier for the Brazilian market. We can't be seen as predators or a threat for Brazil, we are a good trade partner in the framework of Mercosur,” Uruguayan Agriculture and Food minister Fernando Mattos told daily Correio do Povo, during his visit to Expointer, the largest agro show in the neighboring state of Rio Grande do Sul.

• Wednesday, August 21st 2024 - 16:42 UTC

  Bolivia to focus on biodiesel production

  

  Bolivia's Minister of Rural Development and Lands, Yamil Flores, underlined Tuesday that his country would use biotechnology to produce biodiesel. He also noted that this technology, although promising, must be handled responsibly, considering its impact on people's health as well as on the environment.

• Wednesday, August 21st 2024 - 06:23 UTC

  Brazil forced to large imports of wheat, despite government's goal of self sufficiency

  

  Brazil's imports of wheat in the first seven months of the year are almost equal to the total volume purchased overseas during 2023. The report is from the Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea) at the University of São Paulo, and most probably can be attributed to the catastrophic floods in the southern states of the country, which are the main producers of the grain.

• Tuesday, August 20th 2024 - 08:53 UTC

  Mercosur's beef production up; Argentina's output and consumption down

  

  Cattle slaughtering within the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) in the first seven months of this year reached nearly 27 million head, which represented a 2.05 million increase from the same period of 2023 as well as an all-time high.

• Monday, August 19th 2024 - 07:38 UTC

  Brazil and China celebrate fifty years of diplomatic relations

  

  China and Brazil celebrated on August 15, fifty years of diplomatic relations, which with time paved the way for Beijing to become Latin America's largest economy main trading partner.

• Tuesday, August 13th 2024 - 07:59 UTC

  China is the main buyer of Argentine beef and Beijing wants to increase bilateral trade further

  

  Argentina’s economic relationship with China has become increasingly important, with growing trade highlighted by increasing Argentine beef exports, points out the English language China Daily. Something which to a certain point is surprising, given the electoral campaign speeches of president Javier Milei, condemning all authoritarian regimes.

• Thursday, August 8th 2024 - 17:48 UTC

  Argentina lowers levy on beef exports, farmers happy but the overall policy questioned

  

  The Argentine government is lowering beef export tax 25%, from 9% to 6,75% basically “to promote sales to foreign markets and improve the level of income of producers and processors, favoring the insertion of Argentina in international markets”, points out the decree published on Tuesday in the Official Gazette.