Argentina

Friday, February 5th 2021 - 12:57 UTC
Argentine farmers on alert: government does not rule out more taxes on food exports

Despite a recent accord with the government regarding corn exports, Argentine farmers are again on alert following statements from officials who did not rule out the possibility of increasing taxes on food exports as part of its effort to control high inflation.
Friday, February 5th 2021 - 12:39 UTC
Argentine oil and gas activity picking up in Vaca Muerta shale deposits

$The number of frac stages in Vaca Muerta rose 39% to 662 in January from 477 in November$

Fracking activity in Vaca Muerta, Argentina shot up in January to its highest level in 17 months, according to the Argentine unit of Houston-based services company NCS Multistage.
Friday, February 5th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Fernandez and Bolsonaro expected to share a family photo on the 30th anniversary of Mercosur

Argentine ambassador in Brazil, Daniel Scioli, has confirmed what was advanced by Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou during this week's meeting with his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro, a meeting of Mercosur heads of state, sometime at the end of March. The summit will coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of the trade block, which also includes Argentina and Paraguay.
Thursday, February 4th 2021 - 23:06 UTC
Russia has offered Argentina fighter aircraft and training jets, defense website reports

Russia has again approached the Argentine government to offer defense equipment, including military planes for the air force.
Thursday, February 4th 2021 - 09:46 UTC
Argentine president asks Putin to guarantee supply of the Sputnik V vaccine

Supply of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine and the possible elaboration of the shots in Argentina were among the issues addressed by Argentine president Alberto Fernandez and Russia's Vladimir Putin during a Tuesday phone conference.
Thursday, February 4th 2021 - 08:54 UTC
Johnny rooks threatened in Argentine islands by deer and goats

Argentine scientists from the Austral Scientific Research Center (CADIC) in Ushuaia announced they have revealed the subsistence mystery of the striated Caracara prey bird, “carancho austral”, in the Isla de los Estados (*), during the winter months, which remained unknown until now.
Wednesday, February 3rd 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Cristina Kirchner political ally accused of human rights abuses in the province of Formosa

Members of the opposition, international NGO’s and several Catholic and Anglican clerics, have criticized Gildo Insfran, the governor of Formosa, and a close political ally of Cristina Kirchner, for treating those who test positive for the coronavirus and their close contacts in an “inhuman” way, forcing them into public isolation centers for over 20 days.
Tuesday, February 2nd 2021 - 09:27 UTC
Discards are a general practice consented by Argentine fisheries authorities, claims Puerto magazine

The Argentine magazine Puerto, which specializes in reporting on fisheries and ports exposed a video from a trawler crewmember in which it shows tons of hake discards dumped back into the sea, which is in violation of Argentine law and rules.
Saturday, January 30th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Official 2020 inflation in Argentina at 36,1%, but several points higher for the poor half of the country

Argentina registered inflation of 36,1% in 2020, with the declining rate during three quarters, picking up strongly in the last three months particularly basics such as food which is serious since almost half of the Argentine population are cataloged as poor or living below the poverty line.
Saturday, January 30th 2021 - 08:15 UTC
Argentina wheat exports dropped 52% in December year to year

Argentine wheat exports during December 2020 dropped 52% compared to the same month of 2019, the lowest level in the last five years. The cereal revenue was also the lowest in five years, according to information from the local portal Agrofy.