Agriculture

• Thursday, October 8th 2020 - 09:03 UTC

  Argentina: hogs from an overturned truck slaughtered in the highway by thieves

  

  A truck carrying live pigs turned over in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires, and neighbors and other cars looted the cargo and in some cases slaughtered the animals in the highway. The accident took place in the access of Coronale Vidal, some 300 kilometers from the city of Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, October 8th 2020 - 08:49 UTC

  Chile exports beef to China, and imports from Paraguay for domestic consumption

  

  Chilean beef exports reached 16,673 tons between January and August 2020, a 35.7% over the same period last year according to data from the Bovine Meat Bulletin released by the Ministry of Agriculture’s Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (ODEPA).

• Wednesday, October 7th 2020 - 09:02 UTC

  Brazil purchases some 225,000 tons of rice from US, India and Guyana

  

  Brazil has negotiated the purchase of 225,000 tons of rice from the United States, India, and Guyana, which are expected in the country during the second half of October and November.

• Friday, October 2nd 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  Argentina lowers export taxes on soy for three months, hoping farmers will sell their crops

  

  Argentina plans to temporarily cut soybean and soy meal export taxes by 3 percentage points to 30% to help stimulate export revenue as the country struggles with recession and dwindling foreign reserves, it was announced on Thursday.

• Friday, October 2nd 2020 - 09:01 UTC

  China suspends beef imports from a Brazilian meatpacker Minerva plant

  

  China said it would temporarily suspend imports from a beef plant owned by Brazilian meatpacker Minerva SA for a week, in the latest suspension amid concerns over coronavirus contamination in Brazilian meat plants.

• Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  China planning self sufficiency in pork, beef and dairy produce to cut foreign dependency

  

  Bloomberg news agency reports that China, the world's largest producer and consumer of pork in the world, has set a long-term goal to ensure that domestic supply is sufficient to meet 95% of demand.

• Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  With Bali beaches empty of tourists, locals are turning to plant seaweed again

  

  Before the coronavirus pandemic took its grip on Indonesia, the pristine beaches of Lembongan Island lapped by the Indian Ocean were dotted with sunbathing tourists from across the globe.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2020 - 09:18 UTC

  Argentine cereal and oilseed exports stopped by grain inspectors' strike

  

  The labor union representing Argentine grains port workers said it would stage a 24-hour walk-off from midnight after failing to strike a deal on a collective work agreement with the business chamber that represents private port owners.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2020 - 08:39 UTC

  California wildfires rage renowned vineyards in Napa and Sonoma counties

  

  A wind-driven wildfire raged for a second day through Northern California wine country on Monday, burning homes, forcing thousands of residents to flee, and threatening some of the world-renowned vineyards of Napa and Sonoma counties.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2020 - 08:18 UTC

  More cases of African swine fever in wild boars in Germany

  

  One more case of African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in a wild boar in the eastern German state of Brandenburg over the weekend, Germany’s agriculture ministry said.