There’s A Butter Shortage On Top Of Soaring Oil Prices
Read more: Argentines Raid Supermarkets For Oil Ahead Of Price HikesThere is a butter shortage in Argentine supermarkets and the momentary shortage has hiked up prices. While butter is following oil off our supermarket’s shelves, their absences stem from different causes. The president of the Chamber of Small Dairy Businesses, Pablo Villano, has attributed the butter shortage in part to lower prices being paid to producers at the beginning of the year, which discouraged dairy production. Villano also attributed the butter scarcity to the autumn climate in the provinces of Cordoba and Santa Fe, which led to a drop in production and unfortunately, when dairy production drops, butter suffers the most. To avoid this in the future, Villano said that dairy production “will have to be regulated come spring.”However, we may not have to endure too may days of naked toast.
Source:The Bubble
July 27, 2016 14:53 UTC
Argentine Street Artist Ice Debuts ‘De la A a la Seta’
Tonight, Hollywood in Cambodia and POST Bar are hosting the opening gallery show of Buenos Aires native and renowned street artist Ice. The name of his exhibition, “De la A a la Seta” (a riff on “from A to Z”) hints at the subject of the show – in Spanish, “seta” means mushroom – and also suggests the organization of his showpieces. As he is experimenting with a new form of presentation, Ice is also exploring new and varied creative techniques. Through the door, a rooftop lounge with an industrial facade mural-painted in the gaudy surrealism of bare-bones street art. What ties these pieces together is the common use of of a bell-headed shroom, which is something of a symbol for Ice.
Source:The Bubble
July 27, 2016 14:31 UTC
Evidence Suggests Football Hooligan Mallo’s Gun May Not Have Been Used In Unicenter Crime
The crime known as the Double Murder of Unicenter involved the deaths of two Colombians who belonged to the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a paramilitary group linked to drug trafficking. If the gun isn’t a match to the projectiles found at the scene, that suspect list will quickly change. Read more: Football Hooligan Marcelo Mallo Testifies Regarding 2008 Unicenter MurdersJudge Sandra Arroyo Salgado had ordered for the gun, a .40 caliber Tanfoglio, to be processed after it was revealed that a similar gun was used to shoot the projectiles found at the Double Murder scene. Forensic scientists from the Argentine Federal Police (PFA), the Buenos Aires Police Force and the defendant’s forensic team began analyzing it on Friday and the results will be announced today. Last night, new forensic studies revealed that a gun found in barra brava (hooligan) Marcelo Mallo’s possession was allegedly not used in the murders of two Colombian drug traffickers in 2008, known as the Double Murder of Unicenter (after the shopping mall where the murders took place).
Source:The Bubble
July 27, 2016 14:17 UTC
Pope says Europe attacks show 'world at war', religion not to blame
The killing of 85-year-old Father Jacques Hamel, forced to his knees by Islamist militants who then slit his throat, sent a deep chill over the World Youth Day event. He said that a string of recent attacks, including the murder of a priest in France, was proof that the "world is at war". Police have not raised the threat level for the gathering of more than a million Catholic youth from around the world, sometimes called the "Catholic Woodstock". However, speaking to reporters aboard the plane taking him to Poland, the pope said he was not talking about a war of religion, but rather one of domination of peoples and economic interests. "Pope John Paul II said that we should be tolerant and not resort to force.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 27, 2016 14:15 UTC
Rejoice! Momentarily. Subte Costs Are Not Going Up To AR $7.50 Today
So good news to commuters: the cost of your underground ride will not be going up from AR $4.50 to AR $7.50 today. “Subte prices are absolutely inflated. Yesterday an injunction presented by auditor Facundo Del Gaiso was upheld effectively putting the Subte ride price increases scheduled to come into effect today on hold. I’m not saying we are happy to do it, but today everyone admits that AR $4.50 is a really low fare take the Subte,” he said. We also put into question the amount of money destined to subsidize the Subte company, as it has grown exponentially since 2012 and reached AR $2.1 billion in 2016,” Del Gaiso told Infobae yesterday.
Source:The Bubble
July 27, 2016 13:51 UTC
Food shortages leave zoo animals hungry
Thursday, July 28, 2016 Food shortages leave zoo animals hungrySome 50 animals have starved to death in the last six months at one of Venezuela’s main zoos, according to a union leader, due to chronic food shortages that have plagued the crisis-stricken nation. The fatalities at the Caricuao zoo in Caracas include Vietnamese pigs, tapirs, rabbits and birds — some of whom had not eaten for two weeks, according to Marlene Sifontes, a union leader for employees of state parks agency Inparques. — Herald with Reuters
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 27, 2016 13:18 UTC
S.Korea rejects Argentine wheat due to GMO
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 S.Korea rejects Argentine wheat due to GMOBy Jane ChungReutersSEOUL — South Korea rejected a shipment of Argentine feed wheat after finding unapproved strains of genetically modified organisms (GMO) in the cargo, Korea’s agriculture ministry said yesterday. Shift to AsiaAmple Argentine wheat supplies and the low grain quality have pressured prices and boosted feed wheat shipments to Asia. It imported 396,900 tons of Argentine feed wheat in June out of total imports of 910,946 tons, according to the statement. “When you analyze the destinations that Argentine feed wheat is being shipped to, there has been a radical shift toward Asia,” said Leandro Pierbattisti, chief analyst with Argentina’s grains warehousing chamber. South Korea, Asia’s fourth-largest economy, mostly imports feed wheat from Australia, India, Ukraine and Canada.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 27, 2016 03:41 UTC
Door-to-door import deliveries finally OKed
When using the official post system, users will receive any product weighting up to two kilos and worth less than US$200 at home. For bigger deliveries, the goods will need to be retrieved from the local post office. Wednesday, July 27, 2016 Door-to-door import deliveries finally OKedUp to five yearly purchases will be authorized, paying a 50 percent tax before AFIPThe government finally launched its door-to-door international delivery system yesterday, lifting some of the restrictions on imports which forced residents to face long queues and a complex bureaucracy at Retiro neighbourhood’s Customs Office. We are introducing competition in a measured way, favouring consumers without damaging local national production,” he said. The new system means that citizens can use either the post office or private couriers to secure the delivery of goods from abroad.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 27, 2016 01:52 UTC
Cristina Criticizes Attempts To Reopen Nisman’s Case Against Her
To reopen Nisman’s case against Cristina,” read the multiple tweets. The bid to reopen the case has already been rejected, but Cristina took to Twitter nonetheless to blame the Macri administration for instigating it. Cristina also alludes to the people “pointing fingers” as guilty of covering things up:“What are you talking about, Cristina? Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas dismissed the case against Cristina in 2015. In a barrage of Tweets today, former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner criticized yet another attempt to reopen a case investigating whether she covered up the role Iran could have allegedly played in the deadly 1994 AMIA bombing.
Source:The Bubble
July 26, 2016 20:15 UTC
Mariah Carey Is Coming To Buenos Aires
That’s right nerds, Mariah Carey is coming to Buenos Aires for the very first time fulfilling your every #fantasy and #touchmybody #everyMariahsongever. If you thought you saw a slight dusting of glitter and the fluttering of butterflies on the streets of Buenos Aires today, you were correct. Not te quiero, te amo. The queen mother of all things unicorn, rainbows, and the 90s is gracing the city with her presence. She wrote in her announcement for her Latin America tour that she can’t wait to see everyone in their hometowns and … wait for it… “te amo”!
Source:The Bubble
July 26, 2016 20:15 UTC
Poll: Seven Out Of 10 Argentines Believe Cristina Kirchner Deserves Jail Time
A questionnaire by D’Alessio IROL and Berensztein has indicated that out of 500 Argentines polled, seven out of 10 believe that former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner deserves a jail sentence. The ex head of state currently faces four charges and is being prosecuted in the Future Dollars Case. An overwhelming 69 percent of people surveyed believe that a jail sentence is justified, while only 25 percent believe that imprisonment is unwarranted. When asked if they believed whether Cristina would actually end up in jail, a majority of participants said they didn’t. US $10 billion worth of future dollar contracts were sold in December,when they were actually worth US $15 billion.
Source:The Bubble
July 26, 2016 19:30 UTC
I Want Candy? Sweets Consumption Falls But Imports Rise
“And they become more important during harder times.”In Argentina, an examination of candy imports and exports in the sweets sector can provide some insight into the state of the economy. And though lipstick sales decreased around the time of the 2008 Great Recession, nail polish sales increased by 65 percent. In their recession of 2001, lipstick sales increased, prompting Leonard Lauder, chairman emeritus of the Estée Lauder makeup company, to coin the phrase “the lipstick index” to explain this improbable rise. Overall candy and cookie consumption is down in Argentina, and exports have fallen by 21.4 percent. According to a report from the Research on the Economic Sectors (IES), for the first five months of this year, imports on sweets have grown by 27.5 percent.
Source:The Bubble
July 26, 2016 18:56 UTC
Items That Were Stuck At Customs Due To Import Restrictions Will Be Auctioned Off
How will it work work? They tend to be quite large, so if you’re thinking of buying something, make sure you read how many items you’re getting. Let’s take a look at a couple of items being offered:Shipment 12001M ARE001 199R contains 1,804 books, the initial bid being AR $55,563.20. The new restrictions meant that customers could only purchase a maximum of two items a year, and effectively ended door-to-door courier services. Remember that crate of books you ordered off Amazon last year that never ever came because you only belatedly found out about import restrictions?
Source:The Bubble
July 26, 2016 18:45 UTC
New National Cabinet For Climate Change Created Today
President Mauricio Macri, Cabinet Chief Marcos Peña and Environment Minister Sergio Bergman have created a brand new National Cabinet for Climate Change. Decree 891/ 2016 for the creation of said Cabinet was signed yesterday and published in the Official Bulletin today. I really doubt anyone finds the thought of swimming through the San Telmo markets appealing if Buenos Aires truly does go underwater, as Climate Central suggested. It confirms that Argentine will adopt the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. Read more: Buenos Aires Will Become Atlantis At This Rate Of Climate ChangeAccording to the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative, the glaciers are melting at the fastest rate in the past 350 years.
Source:The Bubble
July 26, 2016 17:45 UTC