The move surprised everyone and everyone. In this hot week of late January and early February, when Punta del Este shined again in full with its beaches, a strong presence of agribusiness It slipped in between the “sunset parties” and other coastal events. The exhibition “Agro in Punta” had a call for more than 200 companies and institutions, which were present at the Convention Center, to generate attractive business networking, with entrepreneurs and professionals from Uruguay, Argentina, Europe, USA, China and from countries of Middle East.
With its good hotel capacity and obvious attractions, Tip It is an ideal place for these calls, although in the agro There wasn’t much background. The Convention Center looked comfortable and practical, with an appropriate size for an international level expo. The president himself was at the inauguration Luis Lacalle Pou, with 3 ministers and 3 directors of state companies. “Companies are already being confirmed for the next edition (it will be in February 2025) and new companies are joining,” the organization commented.
The representatives of the European Chamber and business advisors European Union, in their different countries. There is interest in more European companies participating, despite the bucket of cold water that the already – at this point – almost definitive rejection of the agreement meant. European Union-Mercosur by France.
At the Expo there were panels of experts on different areas, farm auctions, technological business rounds, conferences on regenerative livestock farming, presentations by economists and an interview by the columnist of this house, Nicolas Lussich, to the Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Fernando Mattos, organized by the investment firm Nobilis, to a full room.
Although it is still difficult to overcome the effects of the last drought, Everything indicates that agriculture will have a year with much greater dynamism, despite the drop in some prices and the increase in costs.
Advances
The crossings did not go unnoticed: the month of January had not ended when the pre-candidate of the National Party, Álvaro Delgado, He launched it several times against the pre-candidates of the Broad Front, with sights on elections 2024. “Aren’t internal elections held first?” asked an inadvertent student, while scrolling through social media, looking at the repercussions.
Delgado said that the Frente Amplio candidacies respond to radical groups and that the left lacks leadership. The responses did not take long: Carolina Cosse He retorted that the lack of leadership is in the National Party, while Yamandu Orsi – more moderate – said that Delgado’s actions are campaign chicanery.
Delgado’s strategy seems to be to confront the Frente Amplio sooner and earlier than expected, and there are those who see the hand of Roberto Lafluf, the controversial advisor of Lacalle Pou, who had to leave the Presidency after the case Marset. Everything indicates that he is pulling the strings of Delgado’s campaign.
The FA sees this as a symptom of weakness. “The polls continue to give us favorites,” remarked a leader of the left. Even so, accusations of radicalism from the National Party could make the candidacy of Mario Bergara remain, as a sign that the Seregnista space persists, although from the MPP They insist that he get off so as not to give Cosse an advantage.
Back and forth
The government widely celebrated the approval by Argentina dredging of the access channel to the Port of Montevideo at a depth of 14 meters. “Montevideo It is the true deep water port that has Uruguay, “You don’t have to invent anything else,” said a shipping businessman with decades of work in the maritime sector.
Of course, the matter does not come alone: according to sources close to the government, Uruguay must also endorse similar initiatives on the Argentine side, which wants to promote its own exit channels from the waterway. Furthermore, the aforementioned businessman recalled that there is a commitment of the country both with UPM as with Bulk Terminals of Uruguay (TGU), that manage their terminals cellulose and grains respectively, to have a deeper access channel and give you more competitiveness and lower cost to shipments of said products.
The news was also celebrated in the area of TCP, which has already begun work to expand the specialized container terminal. “Container ships are getting bigger and the latest generation ones would not be able to enter port if the docks are not expanded and the channels are deepened,” said a professional linked to the Belgians emphatically. Katoen Natie, which have 80% TCP. Thank you Milei.
Source: Ambito
