drought

[from agriculture.com, Dec 4, 2010]

UPDATE: South America crop report

CURITIBA, Brazil (Agriculture.com)--With the country's three most important corn and soybean provinces receiving just 64% or less of normal rainfall in 2010, crop and market-watchers have started to get nervous about Argentina's crops.

It is necessary to follow the next few weeks of weather in Argentina, because the plants are starting that early development stage.

In 2010/11, Argentine farmers are expected to plant 18.65 million hectares (1.7% more than the 2009/10 crop). As of Friday, 59% of the total area has been planted.

The three most important provinces (Buenos Aires, Córdoba e Santa Fé) represent 75% of the total soybean area in the Argentine soybean belt called "Umid Pampa". As of Friday, soybean emergence in Buenos Aires is rated at 73%, Cordoba 66% and Santa Fé 53%.

So far, the corn and soybean soils of Buenos Aires have received only 64% of normal rainfall. In Cordoba, the story is even worse, with just 52% of normal rainfall received. And in Santa Fe, 62% of normal rain has fallen on crop soils.

CORN

In 2010/11, Argentine corn farmers will plant an estimated 4.01million hectares (9.0% more than crop 2009/10). As of Friday, 80% of the crop has been planted.

Like soybeans, the three most important provinces (Buenos Aires, Córdoba e Santa Fé) represent 71% of total area of corn in Argentina's "Umid Pampa" area. Emergence of the corn crop in Buenos Aires 99.5%, Cordoba 81% and Santa Fé 84%.

Reports about weather indicate that the corn and soybean crops are in good and regular conditions. With the lack of normal rainfall, there is concern building, regarding the crop progress in some regions of production in Argentina.

natural gas discovery

[from Merco Press, December 4, 2010]

Reports that Repsol-YPF have made a major natural gas discovery in Neuquén

Repsol-YPF has made a mega natural gas strike in the Patagonian province of Neuquen which could supply Argentina with energy for the next half century at least according to an online publication, lapoliticaonline.

Neuquen is famous for oil, gas, sheep and fossilized dinosaurs

The official announcement is scheduled to be made next Tuesday by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner at a special ceremony in Repsol-YPF headquarters in Buenos Aires.

The online media quotes Mario Cavazzoli, oil expert linked to the operation, saying that “the Neuquen basin has 257 TVF which is equivalent to 6 to 20 times the Loma La Lata deposit when it was started”.

Cavazzoli works for Schlumberger the US company contracted by Repsol-YPF, together with Apache to explore the area where the discovery was done.

Miguel Hassekieff, head of the Hydrocarbons Department from the Energy Secretary, said that once the deposit begins to be exploited, “Argentina has gas for the next century and we can cut off from Bolivian imports”.

However the controversy about the true estimate of reserves will only be unveiled next Tuesday. Apparently last February some tentative primary testing estimated the volume of the deposit in 21 trillion cubic feet which is equivalent to La Lata reservoirs.

helena christensen

The Danish Fashion Model Helena Christensen

Born: December 25, 1968 (1968-12-25) (age 41)

Place: Copenhagen, Denmark

Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]

Hair color: Brunette

Eye color: Blue/Green

Measurements (US): 35-24-35; (EU) 89-61-88[1]

Dress size: (US) 4; (EU) 34[1]

Agency: Marilyn Model Agency

Website: http://www.helena-christensen.com

Biography

The one of the famous celebrities Helena Christensen is a Danish fashion model, Victoria's Secret Angel, beauty queen, and photographer. Helena has also served as creative executive for a fashion journal, designed clothing, and supported funding for breast cancer organization and supplementary charities.

filmography

Julefrokosten (2009)
Stars as Karen

Allegro (2005)
Stars as Andrea

March of the Anal Sadistic Warrior (1998)
Inferno (1992) - TM


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