Uruguay

Takeover bid may struggle after 50.1pc, says broker
- NZ Herald
- 22 July 2010
If the offer is successful, Singapore's Olam will either hold 100 per cent or between 50.1 per cent and 90 per cent of NZ Farming Systems Uruguay
Uruguay: Piden aprobar proyecto de ley sobre compra de tierras
- El Espectador
- 29 June 2010
El gobierno insistirá ante el Parlamento en que se apruebe la ley que prohíbe la compra de tierras por parte de extranjeros en la frontera.
Insistirán en limitar a los extranjeros compra de tierra
- El País
- 29 June 2010
El Ejecutivo insistirá ante el Parlamento uruguayo para que se apruebe la ley que prohíbe la compra de tierras en la frontera a extranjeros, mientras que el gobierno de Lula prepara un proyecto similar pero para todo su territorio.
Inquiet pour sa sécurité alimentaire, le Brésil essaie de limiter les cessions de terres aux étrangers
- El Espectador
- 24 June 2010
Le gouvernement du Brésil est en train d’étudier la possibilité d’interdire aux étrangers d’acheter de la terre brésilienne. Un échange avec le journaliste qui a dévoilé l'histoire.
Brazil, worried about food security, seeks to limit foreign land ownership
- El Espectador
- 24 June 2010
The government of Brazil is studying the possibility of prohibiting the purchase of land by foreigners. A discussion with the journalist who broke the news, Mauro Zanatto.
Brasil, preocupado por la seguridad alimentaria, busca limitar las tierras en manos extranjeras
- El Espectador
- 24 June 2010
Sólo en Mato Grosso, grupos argentinos como Los Grobo o El Tejar tienen más de 1 millón de hectáreas.
Veto to foreigner is a defensive strategy
- Valor Econômico
- 22 June 2010
“We are going to prepare a PEC [Proposal for a Constitutional Amendment] to make it clear to investors that they can invest in any sector except land”, Guilherme Cassel, Brazil's Minister for Agrarian Development says
Veto a estrangeiro é estratégia de defesa
- Valor Econômico
- 22 June 2010
"Vamos fazer uma PEC [Proposta de Emenda Constitucional] para deixar claro aos investidores que podem investir em qualquer campo, mas não em terras", informou o ministro do Desenvolvimento Agrário, Guilherme Cassel.
Hassad Food plans to invest $700mn in global projects
- Gulf Times
- 01 June 2010
Hassad Food Company intends to invest $500mn to $700mn this year for projects across the world as part of its mission to ensure food security for Qatar, chairman and managing director Nasser bin Mohamed Mubarak al-Fuhaid al-Hajri has said.
Govt wants Indians to buy land in South America
- Hindustan Times
- 18 May 2010
Since the land acquisition will be by private parties only, the chances of such purchase becoming a political issue are remote, officials feel.
Agrarian Ministry advocates cancellation of moratorium on farmland sales
- Ukrainian News
- 07 May 2010
"The government will trigger lifting of the moratorium on sale of farmland. We cannot form sustainable development of the land market without this step," says Ukraine's agrarian policy minister.
La “colonización” silenciosa: argentinos manejan la mitad de los campos del Uruguay
- COMEX
- 12 Mar 2010
Las retenciones y los continuos ruidos políticos provocaron una avanzada sin precedentes en apenas dos años. La búsqueda de negocios crece y parece no tener fin, ahora potenciada por el perfil pro empresa de Mujica. ¿En qué país se obtiene mayor rentabilidad?. Números reveladores de este fenómeno

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