The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that Mexico has reduced its livestock inventories due to the drought. By boat soon, ranching appears to be the agricultural activity that makes the most headlines in Mexico, as farmers announce reductions in animal inventories of 40 percent in Sonora
FAO forecasts that world rice trade will expand 5.6% in 2021, to 48.0 million tonnes. Rice is the main staple food of about half of the world’s population. Although grown in more than 100 countries and on almost every continent, 90% of the world’s rice is grown and
The peso closed with a weekly depreciation of 3.56% or 70.7 cents, trading around 20.58 pesos per dollar, being the highest depreciation since the week ended September 25, 2020. The exchange rate touched a minimum of 19.8388 and a maximum of 20.7488 pesos per dollar, a level not
The Drewry Container Port Performance Index rose to its highest level of 140.8 in March globally. With this, it showed a gain close to 16% compared to February 2021 and more than 12% above the 125.4 points registered in March 2020. Measured in volume, with a fall of
The mining industry maintains various projects and activities on the world’s seabed, according to data from the United Nations (UN). Broadly speaking, there are two distinct aspects to the seabed mining industry. On the one hand, there is the mining of relatively shallow deposits by several countries within
The peso starts the session with a moderate appreciation of 0.22% or 4.5 cents, trading around 20.38 pesos per dollar, with the exchange rate touching a minimum of 20.3777 and a maximum of 20.4971 pesos. The appreciation of the peso is due to a downward correction after losing