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Uruguayan authorities have declared a 120-day agricultural emergency to deal with the consequences of severe floods hitting parts of the country. The weather phenomenon is a geographical continuation of the one that hit the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul killing some 175 people with several dozens still unaccounted for.
Chinese authorities have authorized additional Uruguayan slaughterhouses to ship beef and horsemeat from plants in Florida and Canelones to that country, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Fernando Mattos confirmed Friday.
Uruguayan reporter Jorge Bonica, who achieved notoriety in his country for continuous allegations against leading political figures and even tried his luck with the Basta Ya political party allegedly targeting corruption, Friday filed a criminal complaint against President Luis Lacalle Pou for smuggling and influence peddling. The head of state was said to have allowed the entry of Argentine goods into the country.
Montevideo, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) of Uruguay demands today budget reinforcement for the purchase of vaccines against equine encephalitis, which continues to increase in Uruguay.
Ministers and senior officials from the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS) have voiced strong backing for the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), highlighting its crucial technical role in advancing rural development across the Americas. The declaration, signed in Paris during the CAS's 17th Special Meeting, underscores IICA's pivotal position…