Agriculture

• Thursday, July 25th 2019 - 05:06 UTC

  US to compensate a minimum US$ 15 per acre to farmers hurt by trade war with China

  

  The U.S. government will pay a minimum of US$ 15 per acre to farmers hurt by President Donald Trump’s trade war with China under an aid package to be unveiled before the end of the week, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 15:14 UTC

  Finland's UPM will construct a second 2.1 million ton pulp mill in Uruguay

  

  Finland's UPM on Tuesday made the investment decision to construct a 2,1 million ton eucalyptus pulp mill near Paso de los Toros in central Uruguay.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 09:41 UTC

  Canada to the rescue of thousands of migrating salmon blocked by a rockslide

  

  
Canada is airlifting thousands of salmon upstream after a rockslide blocked the path of the migrating fish, triggering concerns of a permanent loss of fish populations, government officials said.

• Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:42 UTC

  African swine fever: Pork prices in China soaring and the worst is yet to come

  

  Pork prices have been sent soaring and herds devastated as African swine fever tears through China's massive pig-farming industry, forcing the country to ramp up imports to satisfy demand - but analysts warn worse is yet to come.

• Tuesday, July 16th 2019 - 09:39 UTC

  Colombia declares banana production farm in quarantine due to fear of fungus

  

  A Colombian banana production farm near the Venezuelan border has been declared under quarantine after the possible outbreak of a lethal fungus has been detected, local authorities acknowledged Monday.

• Monday, July 15th 2019 - 15:21 UTC

  China surges as new major destination for Brazil's coffee exports

  

  Brazilian exports of coffee to China rose 23.1 annually during the first five months of 2019, according to a Brazilian Council of Coffee Exporters (Cecafé) report.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:44 UTC

  Mercosur/EU trade agreement very positive for the Brazilian meat industry

  

  A trade deal between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc of countries could facilitate other agreements and open up new markets for Brazil’s massive beef-packing industry, a trade group said.

• Monday, July 8th 2019 - 20:26 UTC

  Brazil hopes to expand chicken and pork sales to EU bases on the deal with Mercosur

  

  A historic trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur last week is lifting expectations for Europe’s next mission to evaluate Brazilian chicken plants, an industry group said on Friday.

• Friday, July 5th 2019 - 17:59 UTC

  African swine disease confirmed in Europe: two outbreaks in Bulgaria

  

  Bulgaria has confirmed two cases of African swine fever among backyard pigs in the village of Zhernov near the town of Pleven in the northern part of the country, the national food safety agency said.

• Friday, July 5th 2019 - 08:45 UTC

  Falklands' shearers will compete with teams from 34 countries in France

  

  Sheep shearing experts flocked to a small town in the French countryside on Thursday for the opening of the annual world championship, a four-day event held for the first time on French soil.