Another record wheat year is forecasted for Uruguay
Comments OffUruguay could be heading for another record of farmland dedicated to wheat and although it is too early to have the exact data, estimates are above 500.000 hectares. Good climate and lower input costs, mainly from fertilizers, could be anticipating a record harvest next December overtaking the 480.000 hectares and 1.2 million tons of the [...]
Uruguay received offers for offshore exploration and production
Comments OffDespite all the international difficulties for investments in new areas for oil exploration, the oil giant PETROBRAS, YPF and GALP formed a consortium to present E&P bids for two of the most promising blocks of the Uruguayan offshore. This historical step for the offshore oil exploration in Uruguay raises the hope to get energy independence [...]
Uruguay Bishop Steps Down Amid Gay Sex Scandal
Comments OffUruguayan Bishop Francisco Domingo Barbosa Da Silveira has stepped down from his ministry amid a gay sex scandal,
Barbosa is alleged to have engaged in gay sex with two men whom he hired late last year. Using a cell phone camera, the two men filmed at least one of the encounters and attempted to extort money [...]
