Agriculture

• Saturday, August 19th 2023 - 10:06 UTC

  Falklands' delegation to Uruguay's Prado agriculture trade show

  

  The Falkland Islands delegation for this year’s Prado agricultural trade show in Uruguay show are all set to attend.

• Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 10:57 UTC

  “Unprecedented declines” in Chilean wine exports: China and UK worst cases

  

  Chile reported in the first half of 2023 “unprecedented declines” in wine exports, totaling 20 million boxes and 584 million dollars, which represents a 24% decrease in both volume and value compared to the same period last year, according to Wines of Chile.

• Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 08:59 UTC

  Brazil: Agrarian reform to focus on women

  

  President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday announced during the 7th March of the Margaridas that his government would resume the National Agrarian Reform Program, albeit with priority for rural women in the selection process of families benefiting from public policies, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Wednesday, August 16th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Uruguayan minister tells sheep farmers they must target finer wool

  

  “We are facing the worst crisis in sheep farming,” said Uruguayan Agriculture Minister Fernando Mattos, who added that the situation is not limited to Uruguay but to all world farmers who produce cross bred wool with a 24 to 26 microns fiber. “The new reality are finer wools and we must face it”.

• Saturday, August 12th 2023 - 10:47 UTC

  Bird flu detected in dead sea lions on Tierra del Fuego shores

  

  Argentine authorities Friday confirmed the detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 in sea lions found dead on the Tierra del Fuego shores.

• Wednesday, August 9th 2023 - 10:22 UTC

  Argentina bird-flu free again

  

  Argentina's National Agrifood Health and Quality Service (Senasa) Tuesday announced the South American country was again avian influenza free, it was reported in Buenos Aires. In a note to the World Organization for Animal Health, the sanitary agency said the last of the 18 outbreaks detected in commercial establishments had been controlled 6 months after the first case was detected.

• Tuesday, August 8th 2023 - 15:18 UTC

  Record export of Brazilian food commodities, but prices are falling

  

  Brazilian primary goods exports could surpass last year's export record of US$ 159 billion, be it not for the sharp drop in commodity prices on the foreign market.

• 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.

• Friday, August 4th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Supreme Court rules Falklands aquaculture will undergo judicial review

  

  The decision of the Executive Council made on March 29, 2022, to not allow large-scale aquaculture in the Falkland Islands is to undergo a judicial review following a judgment by Chief Justice James Lewis after a preliminary hearing in the Supreme Court on July 28, with the judgment delivered on August 3.

• Friday, August 4th 2023 - 09:14 UTC

  Suspected deforestation gang leader arrested in Brazil

  

  Brazil's Federal Police arrested a businessman believed to be the leader of a “criminal group” responsible for the logging of 65 square kilometers of rainforest. The suspect is said to have illegally seized the Amazon land in the state of Pará for logging and cattle ranching.