Argentina

• Wednesday, January 26th 2011 - 18:14 UTC

  Argentine Wheat Exports May Fall to Lowest in Almost Three Decades

  

  Wheat sales for the 2009-2010 season in Argentina are primarily from the crop harvested through January 2010, which was curbed by water shortages, reports Bloomberg.

• Monday, January 24th 2011 - 20:41 UTC

  Argentina to Begin Oil Exploration off Coast of Tierra del Fuego

  

  Argentine daily newspaper El Cronista on Monday reported that YPF will begin oil exploration in the Malvinas basin in February. The newspaper reports that exploration will begin 289 kilometres off the coast of Tierra del Fuego and cost U$ 150 million.

• Monday, January 24th 2011 - 19:31 UTC

  Three of Every Ten Argentines Are Poor

  

  Three of every ten Argentines fall below the poverty line, 30.9% of the population, Ecolatina consultants said and they warned that “if prices continue to increase, it will be difficult for poor people’s income to beat inflation.”

• Monday, January 24th 2011 - 17:53 UTC

  Argentina: Seafood Exports Rise in Value But Decline in Volume

  

  Argentina exported 430,894 tonnes of seafood for USD 1,205.3 million in 2010, according to statistics from the National Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa).

• Monday, January 24th 2011 - 17:22 UTC

  Work at Yacyreta Finalises in February

  

  Work at the hydro-electric complex Yacyreta will finalise at the end of next month, when the dam reaches 83 metres above sea level, as stipulated in its original design, executive director of the Bi-national Entity Yacyreta (EBY) Oscar Thomas informed

• Monday, January 24th 2011 - 04:52 UTC

  Argentine Farmers End Protest: For Now

  

  The farmers’ strike which has been taking in place in Argentina for the past week ended on midnight Sunday but the leaders have warned that members of the relevant rural entities will meet in two weeks, to discuss further measures and that they do not rule out another strike. The current measures had put a halt to the sale of grains.

• Sunday, January 23rd 2011 - 23:07 UTC

  Former Junta Leader Nicolaides Dies

  

  Cristino Nicolaides has died in the Argentine province of Cordoba, age 86. The former leader of the army was under house arrest for numerous of human rights abuses.

• Friday, January 21st 2011 - 18:06 UTC

  Mountaineers Rescued on Aconcagua

  

  An Argentine and a Spaniard were reunited with their families in Mendoza city today after having been rescued from the Aconcagua mountain in Mendoza province, on the border with Chile overnight.

• Friday, January 21st 2011 - 13:08 UTC

  Unilateral Facts

  

  Argentina has recently stepped up pressure on Britain over the Falklands by criticising British actions as “unilateral” and hence a breach of UN Resolution 31/49. This article places this current phase of the Falklands dispute in perspective and considers which side’s unilateral acts have been more significant.

• Thursday, January 20th 2011 - 16:40 UTC

  Argentine Economic Activity Increases 8.2% in 2010

  

  Economic activity in Argentina increased 8.2% during 2010 and in December grew 9.3% compared to the previous year, a private report says.