Mercosur

Thursday, August 10th 2023 - 10:49 UTC
Uruguayan orange producers said to be retaining cheap Argentine labor

Agricultural producers in the Salto area have been reported to hire Argentine labor from Concordia just across the border and pay them three times less than they would local workers, Uruguay's National Union of Salaried, Rural, and Related Workers (Unión Nacional de Asalariados, Trabajadores Rurales y Afines - Unatra) denounced.
Wednesday, August 9th 2023 - 10:26 UTC
Brazil questions Argentina charging tolls on Paraná Waterway

Brazil's Foreign Ministry Tuesday said Argentina charging tolls since the beginning of the year to barges sailing along the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway had affected other countries in the region and questioned the legality of the one-sided measure, Agência Brasil reported.
Monday, August 7th 2023 - 10:07 UTC
Turmoil in global rice market as India, Thailand and Vietnam limit exports

Mercosur country members have been receiving requests for supplies of rice as the cereal price has seen a sharp surge in recent months as major Asian producers curtail their trade and supplies. This could impact millions of consumers around the world, with Asian and African countries expected to bear the brunt.
Saturday, August 5th 2023 - 10:50 UTC
Singapore interested in sealing trade accord with Mercosur and in the Port of Santos concession

The government of city-state Singapore, in Southeast Asia, intends to participate in the concession process for Brazil's largest terminal, the Port of Santos (SP), as part of the greater trade negotiation with the Mercosur block.
Tuesday, August 1st 2023 - 12:19 UTC
Brazil dominates increasing share of China's soybean market

The world’s soybean market is dominated by one major buyer: China, and for years, Mercosur's leading member Brazil has taken an increasingly bigger share of that trade away from the US. So much so that Brazilian shippers are even starting to dominate during the typical season lull.
Tuesday, August 1st 2023 - 10:16 UTC
Brazilian traders want federal gov't involved in Paraná River Waterway toll dispute

The Brazilian Association for the Development of Inland Navigation (Abani) requested the Brazilian Foreign Ministry takes steps after the Argentine decision to seize a vessel of a Brazilian company in Greater Rosario due to debts in the payment of tolls for using the Paraná River waterway, it was reported.
Wednesday, July 26th 2023 - 20:16 UTC
Spain summons Uruguayan ambassador over criticism of PSOE by interim vice-president

The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Uruguay's Ambassador to Madrid, Ana Teresa Ayala, in response to controversial statements made by acting Vice President of the Uruguayan government, Graciela Bianchi, concerning Spain's Socialist Party (PSOE) in the wake of the recent Spanish general elections.
Tuesday, July 25th 2023 - 10:54 UTC
Solution wanted at Mercosur level: mobility platforms need local HQs

According to Paraguay's Juan Marcelo Estigarribia, Executive Secretary of the South American country's Consumer and User Defense Secretariat (Sedeco), a Mercosur Technical Committee has received a complaint from his agency about the lack of representation of mobility platforms such as Uber and Bolt.
Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 22:46 UTC
Lacalle Pou urges swift action on EU-Mercosur Agreement: “Enough of 25 years of negotiations”

In a strong plea for progress on the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou demanded an end to decades of fruitless negotiations, urging the involved parties to reach an agreement.
Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 10:45 UTC
Paraguayan minister wants a wall bordering Argentina

Paraguay's Minister of Industry and Commerce Luis Castiglioni Monday said he would like to see a wall across the border between his country and Argentina. He added the idea was inspired by former US President Donald Trump's plan to build such a structure con control illegal immigration from Mexico.