Tag: Chile

• Monday, February 14th 2011 - 15:39 UTC

  Strong demand for Chilean lamb; exports reach 32 million USD in 2010

  

  Chilean lamb and mutton 2010 exports mostly from Magallanes Region in the extreme south of the country increased 17% over the previous year according to the country’s Agriculture Studies and Policies Office, Odepa.

• Monday, February 14th 2011 - 09:10 UTC

  China, second largest copper producer in 2010, ahead of the US and Peru

  

  Chile’s Copper Commission (Cochilco) has predicted that China became the world’s second largest copper producer in 2010, overtaking the United States and Peru.

• Saturday, February 12th 2011 - 07:37 UTC

  Energy rationing powers to prevent further blackouts in Chile

  

  The Chilean government announced on Wednesday a string of measures to help prevent the possibility of more blackouts. Chile is in the middle of a yearlong drought, crippling its ability to produce hydroelectric power.

• Friday, February 11th 2011 - 20:58 UTC

  Chile and Uruguay on the path to nuclear energy, confirms AIEA

  

  Chile and Uruguay and another fifteen countries have officially presented plans to the International Atomic Energy Agency for the construction of nuclear plants, revealed AIEA following a four-day meeting on the issue in Vienna.

• Friday, February 11th 2011 - 20:16 UTC

  Fruit and vegetables in Chile forecasted to soar 20% because of the drought

  

  Chilean farmers and produce distributors estimate that prices will increase for some fruits and vegetables by as much as 10 to 20% within the next 60 days, due to water shortages in northern and central Chile.

• Thursday, February 10th 2011 - 10:53 UTC

  Chile prepares for energy rationing; insufficient rainfall caused by La Niña

  

  The strongest La Niña weather cycle in 35 years has reduced rainfall by up to 46% in some areas of Chile. The dry season began last March and is expected to continue through May.

• Thursday, February 10th 2011 - 06:55 UTC

  WikiLeaks: US believes former Chilean leader death “to remain a mystery”

  

  An embassy cable published this week by WikiLeaks revealed a 2009 email in which then-U.S ambassador to Chile, Paul Simons, predicted that former President Eduardo Frei Montalva’s controversial 1982 death would never be fully understood. “The tragic recent history of Chile continues to divide its people, and the death of this emblematic President seems destined to remain a mystery.”

• Tuesday, February 8th 2011 - 17:49 UTC

  Rate hikes expected in Brazil and Chile as global commodity prices drive inflation

  

  Global commodity prices continue to be the main driver of inflation in both Brazil and Chile, according to the latest Latin America update report from Capital Economics.

• Monday, February 7th 2011 - 18:13 UTC

  Chile, Venezuela and Argentina among the three most overweight in South America

  

  A recent international study found that Chile is among the three most overweight countries in South America and that Chile’s women have the second highest body mass index (BMI) on the continent. Chile’s men have the third highest.

• Monday, February 7th 2011 - 16:41 UTC

  High level talks with Chile for a Pacific outlet for landlocked Bolivia

  

  Chile and Bolivia begin talks Monday in La Paz on a 13 point agenda agreed in 2006 and which among other issues includes the landlocked country’s aspiration to recover its outlet to the Pacific lost during a regional war in 1879.