by Gabriela | Mar 20, 2017 | Agrifood, cannabis, forestry, Trade Shows, Uruguay
Uruguay is a small country for South American standards, roughly the size of England and Wales combined. Compare its 176,215 km2 to Argentina’s 2,780,400 km2 and you’ll soon be wondering why Uruguay appears in so many agricultural world rankings. 93% of the country’s...
by Gabriela | Sep 26, 2016 | Agrifood, cannabis, forestry, Trade Shows, Uruguay
It’s been a busy few weeks full of trade shows in Latin America. I’ve shared with you some notes and pictures from the rural shows in Argentina (also from a not-that-unrelated food processing show there) and Paraguay, and my native Uruguay couldn’t...
by Gabriela | Jul 26, 2016 | Agrifood, cannabis, forestry, Argentina, Trade Shows
Argentina’s countryside’s back in town. And with a much more pro-country, pro-business government, things are looking brighter. Here is a summary of our visit to the impressive 130th anniversary edition of Exposición Rural in Buenos Aires. We are currently...
by Gabriela | Jul 12, 2016 | Agrifood, cannabis, forestry, Paraguay
“Paraguay is the world’s largest exporter of organic sugar, second largest producer and exporter of stevia, sixth largest soy producer, and seventh largest beef exporter.” (US government country guide) Paraguay might not be the first country in South...
by Gabriela | Mar 26, 2016 | Agrifood, cannabis, forestry, Trade Shows, Uruguay
Two UK manufacturing clients were the inspiration I needed to drive three hours to Soriano and explore Expoactiva, the agricultural show with possibly the best reputation in Uruguay. It’s not the biggest, the Expo Prado beats it on size and duration, but I’ve heard...
by Gabriela | Sep 23, 2015 | Agrifood, cannabis, forestry, Trade Shows, Uruguay
Those of you following us on Twitter will have seen some pictures of our recent visits to ExpoPrado, Uruguay’s largest agricultural and consumer show. We also broadcast live from the event on Periscope. If you’ve ever been to a large agricultural show in...
