Agribusiness Opportunities in South America
Image via Wikipedia In the just released, OECD agro outlook report, thru 2019, Latin America is projected to be the fastest growing agro production region. I spoke about the opportunities for investing in various aspects of agribusiness value chain- encompassing contract farming, logistics, food processing in South America – specifically the Mercosur countries (Brazil, Argentina, [...]
Mango Tango: Top 10 Similarities between India and Argentina
These are generalizations I think that would help to give some business context. As they say, for everything you say about India the opposite is also true. 1. Resiliency / Resistencia. Both India and Argentina have enough citizens who are resilient, having collective memory of crises from – wars, foreign occupation, inflation, going from riches [...]
Water Wars – Winners and Losers; Latin America a Winner, India a Loser
The agricultural output of India over the next 3 decades could be severely curtailed if water shortages are not addressed. The populist measure of giving Indian farmers free power has resulted in rapid depletion of groundwater supplies for agriculture. I saved Andy Mukherjee’s Bloomberg columns from 2 years go where he wrote about problems created [...]
Same good earth, different harvests
Just like in harvests, severe economic and political limitations restrict the income of individuals around the world, as well. Case in point: Within India – $1trillion economy 1billion individuals – $1000 per capita Overseas Indians: $350 billion annual income 20 million individuals – $17500 per capita (rough figures, not adjusted for PPP) As far as [...]
Argentina Will Produce Massive Wind Power Turbines
EcoWorldly Argentina will produce massive wind power turbines. This country of South America is using some of the biggest generators with de Eolis-15, that has 1,5 megawatts of power and almost 80 meters tall. Río Negro and Neuquén, two of the southeast provinces in Argentina, along with the Science and Technology Department from Cutral-Có and [...]
Conflict With Farmers Takes Toll on Argentina
NYTimes.com Argentina also faces the challenge of convincing buyers of its grains, especially in Asia, that it is a reliable supplier. Nearly 60 ships were waiting at Argentine ports on Monday to finally receive soybeans and grains. Many had been waiting to load for many days, with delays costing as much as $60,000 a day.
AE Biofuels Announces Plans to Construct a 75 Million Gallon Argentina Biodiesel Plant With DS Group
Image via Wikipedia via insurancenewsnet.com AE Biofuels, Inc., (OTCBB: AEBF) a vertically integrated biofuels company, today announced that it has signed a joint development agreement with DS Development, a subsidiary of DS Group, to build, own and operate a 75 million gallon per year production biodiesel plant near Rosario, Argentina. Soy oil will be the [...]
Argentina vs. Mexico – 2 contrasting policy decisons to deal with food price rise
The tax system Argentina announced March 11 levies soybeans and sunflower seeds at variable rates that can exceed 40 percent, depending on market prices, compared with a previous fixed rate of 35 percent. The top tax rate is 95 percent. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, whose public support has plunged during the dispute, has defended [...]
Argentina misses out on grain bonanza as farm crisis sparks fears of economic downturn
From a sound economic point of view, it is more effective for governments to make direct cash transfers or provide vouchers to the poor than to mess with the price mechanism this way. Government-induced price distortions always end in more tears for the poor. Politicians around the world seems to have trouble with the concept [...]
Indian soya company
rediff.com: 5 great value stocks to buy Ruchi Soya Industries If you’ve ever eaten soya curry, chances are that you are a Ruchi Soya consumer. With its premium brand Nutrela, Ruchi Gold and Mandap, the company is into the manufacturing of soya foods, edible oils, vanaspati, bakery fats and soaps. With 17 per cent of [...]
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