Economy

• Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 15:48 UTC

  Brazil, free of avian flu, so far, exported a record 421.000 tons of poultry meat in January

  

  With poultry prices soaring (a dozen of eggs in California reached eight dollars, yes eight dollars and climbing) because of the intense culling of millions of chickens caused by the avian flu, no wonder then than poultry meat exports from Brazil during January reached 420.900 tons, up 20.6% compared to the same period of the previous year and a record for the month, claimed the ABPA (Brazilian Association of Animal Protein) this week.

• Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 15:46 UTC

  “Tight money ahead for months to come”, anticipates the UD Fed unpleased with inflation

  

  The United States Federal Reserve is not satisfied with the evolution of inflation in the country and has warned the fight is not over, and could possibly result in higher interest rates that those markets are anticipating and despite of growing fears they could lead to a recession.

• Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 11:10 UTC

  Despite war in Ukraine and the Chinese lockdown, Brazilian ports overall had a positive performance

  

  Despite the negative effects of a hectic year with unexpected events such as the war between Russia and Ukraine and the lockdowns imposed by China throughout 2022, Brazilian ports handled 1.209 billion tons last year. The figure was released by the National Waterway Transport Agency (Antaq), this month in Brasília.

• Friday, February 10th 2023 - 09:52 UTC

  Factsheet on trade and investment statistics between Falklands and UK in 2022

  

  The following factsheet provides the latest statistics on trade and investment between the UK and Falkland Islands.

• Thursday, February 9th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  Brazil concerned with the concentration of its foreign trade: few products and volumes mostly to China

  

  In the last ten years, up until 2021, Brazilian export to China grew at a greater rate that those to rest of the world. From 2012 to 2021, China’s importance as an export destination for the five regions in which Brazil is divided grew exponentially, and of the 27 federal states, 21 saw their sales to China grow above the expansion of their sales to the world. In the period, however, the export basket was negatively concentrated around a few primary products.

• Thursday, February 9th 2023 - 10:26 UTC

  Argentina agro-industry exports expected to drop some 28% this year because of the drought

  

  Argentine agro-industrial exports are expected to climb to some US$ 47 billion this year, which is 28% less than in 2022 mainly because of the drought and lack of rains punishing most of the country's territory. The report is from the Argentine Agriculture for Development Foundation, FADA, based on lesser export estimates of grains, beef, and dairy produce.

• Thursday, February 9th 2023 - 09:47 UTC

  UN delegate busy fighting corruption in Asunción

  

  The regional representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for the Andean Region and the Southern Cone (Undoc), Candice Welsch, has had a busy agenda in Asunción. She held separate meetings with US Ambassador Marc Ostfield and also with the Paraguayan Secretariat for the Prevention of Money Laundering (Seprelad). In both encounters, corruption and money laundering were the main topics.

• Wednesday, February 8th 2023 - 19:55 UTC

  British business sizes up global trade wins as Malaysia and Chile join Indo-Pacific bloc

  

  Malaysia and Chile have officially joined the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), meaning British businesses will get better access and lower tariffs in the Malaysian and Chilean markets when the UK joins the dynamic trade bloc.

• Wednesday, February 8th 2023 - 17:25 UTC

  Brazilian minister denies single currency: no death sentence for the Real

  

  Argentina and Brazil are looking at ways to stimulate bilateral trade and investments but not eliminate their own currencies, according to Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad, who played down the idea of a single shared currency between the two Mercosur partners.

• Wednesday, February 8th 2023 - 09:37 UTC

  Lithium provinces want a slice of huge revenues

  

  Argentina's Lithium Round Table convened Tuesday in Buenos Aires to discuss a proposal whereby the country would promote adding value to the extracting activity. The meeting was chaired by Jujuy Governor and Presidential hopeful Gerardo Morales, who warned that the participating provinces were being cast aside from the activity's large revenues.