DRC natural resources review press of Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Like every Monday, the Prime Minister chaired yesterday the thirtieth meeting of the year 2013 followed by the economic and financial situation. Echoing the meeting, the  Avenir newspaper reports that the "for raw materials, 20 June 2013, the price of copper has again experienced a decline, losing 3.36% of its value. Coppers' is sold at $ 6,807.5 per tonne against $ 7,057.00 against the previous week. Regarding cobalt, its price has lost 6.1% of its value, and is located at $ 28,665.0 per ton, against $ 30,539.2 per ton one week instead. " For petroleum products, June 20, the oil prices are falling on both markets in London and New York, and are respectively set at $ 102.75 (-2.9%) and 94.94 USD (-3.0%). For agricultural products, to June 20, the price of the main product showed divergent trends weekly. The price of corn and wheat are up respectively 2.95% and 3.09%. While soybean prices fell by 1.09%.



On the occasion of the International Day Fish celebrated Monday, June 24, Radio Okapi announced that "an expert deplores the decline in the quantity of fish in the water during the Congolese." His name is Mutambwe Shangu and is an expert in eco-Aquatic Toxicology. According to the UN radio, the expert attributes this to certain fishing practices including the use of insecticide-treated nets and other nets with small mesh. Radio Okapi does not stop there and indicates that Kinshasa, some fishermen lament the pollution of the River Congo. According to them, "toxic waste dumped into the river by several industries in the city destroying the ecosystem and pose a danger to fish life." They are supported Jean-Pierre Beya dibue, environmentalist chemist who says that "most companies disposing of waste into the river. The waters pollute marine ecosystems. "The same source reports that Ituri in Orientale Province, the Fishermen's Association of Lake Albert calls for the regulation of fishing in the river where fish species are being of exit by the Faculty of Agronomy of the Shalom University of Bunia. UN radio noted that the annual per capita fish consumption is estimated to average 5.6 Kg DRC. Which is significantly lower than recommended by the FAO International Standard, an annual consumption of 21 kg per capita.