Tag: agriculture

• Saturday, August 21st 2010 - 15:22 UTC

  More government land to Cuban small farmers to help boost food production

  

  The Cuban government has awarded in usufruct over a million hectares to small farmers one of the main reforms promoted by President Raúl Castro to help the country’s economy recover from its deep recession and cut the huge imported food bill that conditions Cuban international reserves.

• Tuesday, June 29th 2010 - 05:40 UTC

  Boosted by agriculture Paraguay set to expand 6% in 2010

  

  Paraguay expects an annual growth of 5% by the end of President Fernando Lugo’s administration which finishes in 2013 and inflation should not be higher than one digit said Economy Minister Dionisio Borda.

• Tuesday, May 25th 2010 - 10:26 UTC

  Argentina’s Soy King praises Uruguay and its farming revolution

  

  Gustavo Grobocopatel also known as the Soy King of Argentina praised Uruguay’s conditions for corporate growth and said the country in the last seven years has undergone “revolutionary changes”.

• Thursday, May 13th 2010 - 21:17 UTC

  EU Confirms Re-Launching of Trade Talks with Mercosur at Madrid Summit

  

  The European Union and Mercosur will officially re-launch negotiations for a trade and cooperation agreement they have been discussing since 1999 in the coming Madrid summit, in spite of fears about their farm sectors from several European countries, said the EU representative for Paraguay and Uruguay.

• Thursday, May 13th 2010 - 11:09 UTC

  Ten “Grumpy” Countries Challenge Resumption of EU/Mercosur Trade Talks

  

  Ten European countries, fearing the impact on agriculture, are openly challenging the EU decision to resume trade talks with Mercosur which is to be officially announced next Monday when the opening of the Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union Summit in Spain.

• Thursday, May 13th 2010 - 10:47 UTC

  US Corn Futures Rise to Two-Month High on Mounting Demand from China

  

  Corn futures rose to a two-month high on mounting demand from China, the world’s second-biggest consumer.

• Wednesday, May 12th 2010 - 07:03 UTC

  Paraguay Forecasts Record Exports of Meat in 2010

  

  Paraguayan meat sales increased 47% in value during the first four months of 2010 compared to the same period a year ago, totalling 295 million US dollars (USD), according to the country’s Food Quality and Animal Health Service, Senacasa.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2010 - 21:52 UTC

  Brazilian Rice Farmers Lobbying for Higher Mercosur Common External Tariff

  

  Mercosur rice planters will be meeting to decide a Brazilian proposal to increase the common external tariff thus preventing the introduction of rice from third countries, precisely this year when Brazil’s crop is expected to be below average.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2010 - 16:29 UTC

  EU “Grumpy” Seven Led by France Against Trade Talks with Mercosur

  

  France and six other countries expressed concern before the European Union about the competition consequences for the farm sector in the event of an agreement with Mercosur.

• Monday, May 10th 2010 - 18:19 UTC

  Brazilian Contract for Jet Fighters, Another Chip in the EU/Mercosur Trade Talks

  

  French resistance to the resumption of Mercosur European Union trade talks caused great disappointment among the block’s members, but Brazil believes it has a strong bargaining chip for a greater opening of the European agriculture market: the several billions US dollars fighter planes contract for the Brazilian Air Force.