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US company to cut farmers’ losses, supply CARICOM, South American markets with Guyanese food
Demerara Waves
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July 10, 2025
Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 July 2025, 20:54 by Denis Chabrol Mr Timothy Inniss of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority and theCEO of Blumberg Grain and Logistics, Philip Blumberg sign the agreement for the American company to begin...
Brazil Assets Plunge After Trump Hikes Tariff Rate to 50%
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump’s threat to impose 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods sent the country’s currency plunging as the US leader sharply escalated a dispute with Latin America’s largest nation and leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Most...
Mexico attracts US $3.7B in Spanish investment in Q1 2025 following record 2024
Mexico News Daily
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July 9, 2025
With recent diplomatic difficulties starting to fade, Spanish foreign direct investment (FDI) in Mexico rose 69% in 2024 compared to 2023 and continues to rise, according to data from the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Mexico (Camescom). Mexico...
Caribbean will suffer heavy blow from Trump’s tariffs
Caribbean Life - New York
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July 9, 2025
American tariffs and US government taxation or punative tariff trade war policy or duties imposed on imports and exports by a government on imported or exported goods as Protectionism. Getty Images/ wildpixel A recent study conducted by the...
Mexico building sterile fly plant to eliminate help New World Screwworm
DGR News
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July 9, 2025: The Mexican government has started construction on a $51 million facility in southern Mexico as part of an effort to combat the New World screwworm that’s disrupted Mexican cattle exports to the U.S. Mexico’s agriculture ministry...
Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil after spat with Lula
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Kanishka Singh and Ricardo Brito WASHINGTON/BRASILIA (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the U.S. would impose a 50% tariff on all imports from Brazil after a spat this week with his Brazilian counterpart who called him an...
Trump slaps 50% tariffs on Brazil after clash with Lula
GEO TV
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WASHINGTON/BRASILIA: US President Donald Trump has announced a sharp 50% tariff on all goods coming from Brazil, just days after a public war of words with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The sudden move follows rising tensions...
Trump imposes harsh tariffs on Brazil over free speech attacks
The News International
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WASHINGTON/BRASILIA: US President Donald Trump has announced to hit Brazil with steep new tariffs, accusing its government of attacking free speech and unfairly targeting his ally, Jair Bolsonaro. The move from the US President comes after a...
The Latest: Trump’s new 50% tariffs for Brazil stem from his disapproval over Bolsonaro trial
Tri-City News
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July 10, 2025
President Donald Trump cited what he called unfair treatment of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro as he announced the new 50% duties on import goods from the South American nation, showing that personal grudges rather than simply economics...
Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariffs as he decries Bolsonaro 'witch hunt'
United Press International (UPI)
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July 9 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday informed seven more nations about new tariffs, singling out Brazil with a 50% duty because of what he called the "disgrace" of how former President Jair Bolsonaro has been treated and an "unfair...
Blockchain in Agriculture Market: Revolutionizing Agri-Tech and Food Transparency
WhaTech
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July 9, 2025
Blockchain technology is modernizing the agriculture sector by improving the decision-making capabilities of organizations. Blockchain in agriculture makes farming advantageous by using labor, water, and fertilizers as resources. Introduction The...
Ogun investment summit: FG advances economic diplomacy with Brazil
New National Star
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July 9, 2025
BY SAM OTUONYE The Federal Government of Nigeria has taken a significant step in advancing its economic diplomacy efforts in Brazil, as the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun participated in the Ogun State...
From Abuja To Basseterre: How Prime Minister Terrance Drew and Aisha Maina Are Championing A New Africa–Caribbean Alliance
News Americas Now
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July 9, 2025
News Americas, Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, July 9, 2025: Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, is being recognised as one of the most forward-looking leaders working to deepen economic, cultural, and diplomatic ties...
Column: For a new direction, Democrats should start with farmers
The Virginian-Pilot
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July 9, 2025
Americans are generally unhappy with many of the policies being enacted during President Donald Trump’s second term. Voters have also not been enthusiastic about the Democratic Party’s response as the party has struggled to find a coordinated...
Commercial banking students help small businesses in Central America
Marquette Today - Wisconsin
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July 9, 2025
None of the students in Professor of Practice Dr. Kent Belasco’s class have ever met 19-year-old Nazareth Mendez, the woman on the screen at the front of the class. It is unlikely they ever will, nor will they ever buy her business’ products. Yet,...
Sand Mining Is a Booming Industry — This Mexican Community Is Paying the Price
Truthout
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July 9, 2025
Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón, a Mazatec Indigenous community in Oaxaca, Mexico, has been...
Odisha Bags Agriculture Leadership Award As Best State In Farming
Ommcom News
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July 9, 2025
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been recognised as the best state for agriculture and has been conferred with the Agriculture Leadership Award instituted by the Agriculture Today Group. The award was presented at the 16th Agriculture Leadership Conclave...
BRICS Summit: Ogun hosts investment forum as Nigeria, Brazil deepen economic ties
Tribune Online
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July 9, 2025
The Federal Government has taken a significant step in advancing its economic diplomacy in Brazil, as the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, participated in the Ogun State Investment Forum with the...
Brazilian cheesy goodness is available in Oregon grocery stores
The Bulletin - Oregon
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July 9, 2025
Published 10:30 am Wednesday, July 9, 2025 Milena Burnquist Ziober hand cranks balls of cheese bread for her company, Bela Baker. (Submitted photo) Sandwiched between ready-made products in a freezer aisle at Market of Choice are bags of Bela...
Nearly half of tree species in Mexico and Central America threatened with extinction
Mongabay
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July 9, 2025
Of the more than 4,000 known tree species found only in Mesoamerica, nearly half are threatened with extinction, according a new assessment. Agriculture emerges as the primary threat across the region from both small- and large-scale farming,...