Agua Fresca 5: Agua de Piña (Pineapple) and Variants

Agua de piña (pineapple water) is a winner. Because it’s a strong taste, you don’t need much fruit. A small pineapple should yield two big pitchers of water. Twist off…

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More on Grain and Argentina

Here’s the Financial Times on grain prices world wide and the likelihood that Argentine farmers will throttle back on soy production. Thanks to Kelly O´Leary for the reference. And here’s…

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Soy and Politics in Argentina: An Interesting and Important Case in Various Ways

What happened A week or so ago I posted on the protests in Buenos Aires. Farmers, enraged by a new export tax on grains that meant that they would be…

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