Here’s a look at the mix of exports 2007-2011 See Bill Armbruster’s column, Here’s the Beef, on one of the world’s leading beef exporters.
Datamyne Top 5: Uruguay-to-US Export Mix
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Here’s the Beef
Cattle outnumber people more than 3 to 1 in Uruguay by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor Get a group of trade policy junkies together and the first word likely to pop into their minds when they think of Uruguay is “round” – a reference to the Uruguay Round of multilateral...
Peru Eyes Blueberries
Planting in the mountains for export markets in US, Europe, Asia The Peruvian government’s Sierra Exportadora agency announced that its demonstration blueberry plantation in Pichupampa should be shipping its first crop next year. The economic development program will...
LATAM at a Glance
Miami Herald scores Latin American economies on key indicators Here’s a handy reference: the figures on population, GDP, unemployment, trade, remittances, inflation, foreign direct investment, and foreign debt for each of Latin America’s national economies, courtesy...
Datamyne Top 5: Chile’s Trade Partners
Here are the top markets for Chile’s exports and its top sources for imports See Bill Armbruster’s column, A Model Trade Partner, on how US exports to Chile have grown since the 2004 free trade agreement.
A Model Trade Partner
US exports to Chile have soared since FTA took effect in 2004 by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor I caught Barbara Kotschwar, a Latin America specialist with the Washington-based Petersen Institute for International Economics, by surprise when I said I wanted to talk...
Peru Ramps up Ag Exports
Cultivating what the world wants to eat pays off If you follow FreshPlaza, the portal for global produce news, (and we do) you may have noticed the news on Peruvian agricultural exports is all good. Peru’s export sales of table grapes to newly opened Asian markets are...
Charts & Graphs: Peruvian Mango, Quinoa Exports
Two of Peru’s top ag products find markets in the US See Peru Ramps up Ag Exports.
Brazil-US Trade: Trouble Brewing?
House bill challenges 2010 agreement that settled cotton dispute by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor In my last column, about Brazil’s surprising spike in demand for US ethanol and cotton, I noted that the way had been cleared for shipments of $328 million worth of US...
Charts and Graphs: Brazil’s Buying
Here are some snapshots of Brazil’s import trade this year As Bill Armbruster discusses in What Brazil Is Buying, while China has roared past the US to become Brazil’s top trade partner, the US is still Brazil’s top source for imports (at least for first half 2011). ...