Agribusiness
US Trade Authorities Insist Mexico Must Change Its Position on GM Corn
Top agricultural officials from the USTR and the Department of Agriculture met their counterparts from President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s administration in Mexico City this week
Colombian Coffee Production, Exports Fall In 2022
Production totaled 11.1 million sacks last year, a 12% year-on-year drop, and which the sector attributes to heavy rains
Political Unrest in Peru Puts Global Berry Supplies in Jeopardy
The country is not only the top blueberry shipper but it was set to become the biggest global table-grape exporter this season
Brazil, the World’s Top Beef Exporter, Is Now Turning Away From Meat
67% of Brazilians ate less animal protein in the past 12 months than in the year before
Honduras Strives to Conquer Foreign Markets With Bespoke Coffee Variety
Now also grown in Nicaragua, the variety developed in Honduras is good quality, produces higher yields and is proving to be resilient to stem rust, a type of fungus that affects coffee plantations
Mexico Puts the Brakes on Glyphosate Ban As Country Strives for Food Sovereignty
Prohibiting the use of the herbicide, which had been proposed by the government, would affect the country’s agricultural output, the supply of basic foods and be a driver of inflation
Mexico’s Proposed Ban of GM Corn Could Fuel New Trade Dispute With US
US senators say the policy of Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador directly contravenes the USMCA free trade agreement
Red Tape Stymies Colombia’s Cannabis Production
The country’s cannabis industry association (Asocolcanna) says the strict regulations for growing the plant impede its production
Large Corporations Are Scooping Up Fertilizer Mom-and-Pop Shops in Brazil
Big agribusinesses like Nutrien and Syngenta are stepping in to buy up parts of the fractured sector made up of thousands of small retail shops
Bolivian Government Continues to Invest in Coca Despite Failure to Reap Profits
Opposition legislators and economists criticize a track record of poorly managed public companies investing in projects with no prospects of commercial success