Stories Tagged "South America"
USDA Predicts Record Agricultural Exports
posted on November 29, 2012 at 5:29 PM
Market to Market (March 9, 2012)
posted on March 9, 2012 at 7:03 PM
U.S. & Brazil Reach Agreement on Cotton Dispute
posted on April 8, 2010 at 3:04 PM
Brazil Announces Sanctions on US Cars, Fruit
posted on March 12, 2010 at 10:03 AM
GENEVA (AP) -- Brazil announced trade sanctions on a range of American goods Monday in retaliation for the United States' failure to eliminate billions in illegal cotton subsidies - a move that affects products from Ford automobiles to Heinz ketchup.
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Market to Market (January 1, 2010)
posted on December 31, 2009 at 9:12 AM
Brazil Slave Labor Complaints Rise, Mostly Linked to Sugarcane Production
posted on May 1, 2009 at 8:05 PM
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Reports of debt slavery reached record numbers in Brazil last year, and most of the cases were connected to the nation's booming sugarcane ethanol sector, according to a report released Wednesday by a watchdog group.
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Brazil's Breadbasket Teeters With Economic Meltdown
posted on April 17, 2009 at 8:04 PM
FATIMA DO SUL, Brazil (AP) - A year ago, Brazil's breadbasket saw what resembled a gold rush as farmers scrambled to increase acreage amid record demand for soy.
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Brazil Expects Lower Agriculture Production in '09
posted on March 13, 2009 at 8:03 PM
The Brazilian government says the nation's total crop production is expected to slip 7.3 percent this year because of unfavorable climate conditions.
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Obama, Silva Discuss Biofuels and US-Brazil Ties
posted on January 30, 2009 at 8:01 PM
BRASILIA, Brazil: (AP) - President Barack Obama and Brazil's president had their first leader-to-leader conversation Monday, spending 25 minutes discussing issues ranging from biofuels to the global financial crisis.
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Rallies split Argentina before tax vote
posted on July 18, 2008 at 8:07 PM
By JEANNETTE NEUMANN, Associated Press Writer Tue Jul 15, 7:53 PM ET BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Tens of thousands of Argentine farmers and government supporters staged dueling protests Tuesday ahead of a Senate vote on a package of grain-export...
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Argentinian Senate rejects farm vote
posted on July 18, 2008 at 8:07 PM
July 17, 2008 - 6:00am By MAYRA PERTOSSI Associated Press Writer BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentina's Senate narrowly rejected a grain-export tax package early Thursday, a government-backed proposal that has led to nationwide farm strikes and...
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WTO Rules against U.S. in Cotton Dispute with Brazil
posted on July 27, 2007 at 8:07 PM
GENEVA (AP) The World Trade Organization largely ruled against the United States in an interim decision that it has failed to scrap a series of what the trade body says is illegal subsidies paid out to American cotton growers, U.S and Brazilian...
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Top Banana Working Both Sides of the Fence
posted on March 16, 2007 at 8:03 PM
Chiquita Brands International admitted this week to paying Colombian terrorists for protection in volatile farming regions of the South American country.
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Venezuela President Touts Environmental Causes
posted on February 9, 2007 at 8:02 PM
In an effort to cut back on oil use by his country, Venezuela President Hugo Chavez is promoting his environmental causes.
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Global Warming Roundup
posted on January 5, 2007 at 8:01 PM
According to scientists and government officials, global warming is causing severe worldwide environmental implications.
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