Uruguay

Tuesday, July 31st 2012 - 11:20 UTC
Uruguay’s citrus industry hit by frosts accumulates losses of 35m dollars

Uruguay estimates that the citrus industry will experience losses of 35 million dollars because of the intense frosts. The 35 million includes 12 million dollars in lost salaries and contributions to social security.
Tuesday, July 31st 2012 - 02:05 UTC
Uruguay expects to plant a record area of soybeans this coming season

The soybean area and crop of the next harvest in Uruguay is expected to establish a new record with an additional 10% acreage, totalling over a million hectares boosted by excellent international prices and good weather prospects, according to reports from local grain and oilseed operators.
Tuesday, July 31st 2012 - 01:58 UTC
Increase of non resident deposits in Uruguayan banks

The number of bank accounts of non residents in Uruguay climbed 14% in June compared to a year ago, --6.769 new clients--, which is higher than the increase verified for the whole number of residents and non residents, up 2%, according to Uruguay’s central bank data.
Tuesday, July 31st 2012 - 00:54 UTC
Uruguay and NOAA work in programs to track sharks and sea turtles

Uruguay with the help of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is becoming a pioneer in the marking and tracking of sharks and turtles in the western South Atlantic, which allows to establish migrating routes and other valuable data for the protection of these species.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 19:51 UTC
Argentina again manages to delay the dredging of a shared canal with Uruguay

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica said on Monday it “is not useful” for foreign ministries to publicly exchange letters following Argentina’s latest message accusing Uruguay of not collaborating in exposing claims of alleged bribes involving the works planned for the widening and deep-dredging of the River Plate access canal Martin Garcia.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 04:48 UTC
Mujica will try to appease ‘lady’ Cristina and have closer links with Dilma

President Jose Mujica travels to Brasilia on Monday for the Mercosur extraordinary summit on Venezuela, but his agenda also includes talking with Cristina Fernandez about the latest clash referred to the dredging of a shared River Plate access canal and with host Dilma Rousseff about his growing proximity to Brazil.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 04:42 UTC
The significance of Venezuela for Brazil underlined by the country’s diplomats

Brazilian diplomats revealed during a television Globo News debate details of the controversial procedure applied by Mercosur countries to suspend Paraguay and agree the incorporation of Venezuela as full member.
Saturday, July 28th 2012 - 11:05 UTC
Pluna’s seven Bombardiers to be auctioned next 3 September says government

The Uruguayan government announced it will auction next 3 September the seven Bombardier aircraft from the collapsed flag air-carrier Pluna, which was definitively grounded last July 5, announced Public Works and Transport minister Enrique Pintado.
Saturday, July 28th 2012 - 02:12 UTC
Mujica forecasts Venezuela will rapidly become Uruguay’s third trade partner

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica strongly defended the incorporation of Venezuela to Mercosur and forecasted that in a short time the country will become Uruguay’s third trade associate, behind China and Brazil.
Saturday, July 28th 2012 - 00:10 UTC
Russia investing heavily in becoming self sufficient in beef production

Russian President Vladimir Putin has an ambitious plan to cut his country's 3 billion dollars annual import bill for beef. He even aspires to return Russia's beef industry to its pre-revolutionary stature.