Agriculture

• Monday, September 30th 2024 - 13:30 UTC

  EU insists cocoa imports must come from deforestation-free areas

  

  The European Commission (EC) has turned a deaf ear to the Ivory Coast-based International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) to postpone for two years the implementation of regulations requiring that cocoa imported into Europe must not come from deforested plots.

• Monday, September 23rd 2024 - 08:29 UTC

  Bluetongue virus, BTV 3, has spread to the whole of South East England

  

  As more cases were found temporary restriction zones have been brought in to help stem the spread of the bluetongue virus (BTV-3), some 95 cases, which now cover the whole of the South East England.

• Saturday, September 21st 2024 - 10:08 UTC

  Paraguay exports US$ 665 million worth of beef to Chile

  

  During a gathering this week at Chile's Embassy in Asunción to celebrate the 214th anniversary of the country's independence, Ambassador Manuel Francisco Gormaz Lira highlighted that Paraguay was Chile's fifth-largest trading partner in the region and the tenth-largest in the world. Yearly trade between the two countries amounted to US$ 1.8 billion.

• Friday, September 20th 2024 - 08:02 UTC

  Falklands, confirmed case of avian influenza in Surf Bay, close to Stanley

  

  The Falkland Islands Director of Natural Resources has released the following, “On Monday 16 September 2024 swabs that were taken from a dead Gentoo penguin on Surf Bay were tested and returned positive for HPAI. Given that this is an isolated case of one single bird, that is more than 1km from poultry or a colony, a level 1 response will be followed and a full protection zone will not be declared.”

• Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 08:02 UTC

  Argentine grain exports have to be completed in the Atlantic because of insufficient draft along the Parana waterway

  

  With the Parana crucial waterway again beginning to suffer the consequences of lack of a sufficient water level, making the loading of cereals and oil seeds at the main Argentine exporting port of Rosario, it is estimated that in the remaining months of the year, Bahía Blanca directly on the Atlantic will be receiving probably half a million tons of additional grains to dispatch.

• Saturday, September 14th 2024 - 22:24 UTC

  Success of Falklands delegation two weeks visit of Uruguay

  

  The Falkland Islands close relations and bonds with Uruguay were again confirmed this year by the delegation that spent a couple of weeks in the country visiting farms, agriculture research centres, plus promoting trade, tourism, science, education and the wonderful support from the British Hospital in Montevideo caring for our patients.

• Monday, September 9th 2024 - 13:02 UTC

  FAO August Food Price Index declined marginally, meat and cereals down, dairy and vegetable oil up

  

  The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined marginally in August, as decreases in quotations for sugar, meat, and cereals outweighed increases in those for vegetable oils and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported.

• Monday, September 9th 2024 - 10:14 UTC

  Falklands support for tourism sector affected by pathogenic avian influenza

  

  Following the approval at ExCo on Tuesday 27 August 2024, the Falkland Islands Government are pleased to announce the continuation of the support scheme designed specifically to mitigate the effects of site closures associated with the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu, on tourism businesses, operators and employees until 2 April 2025.

• Monday, September 9th 2024 - 08:52 UTC

  Croatian vessel halts traffic for 12 hours through Paraná Waterwa

  

  Trade sailing through the Paraná Waterway collapsed for 12 hours Saturday between San Nicolás and Ramallo when the Croatian-flagged bulk carrier AP Revelin ran aground, thus hindering traffic both ways as low water levels keep affecting business. In this scenario, several barges were advised not to set sail.

• 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.