If the government wants to increase the supply of beef, they need to give us the methods to invest and to stimulate production. This decision is more about elections than production.

The federal government in general and, in particular, agricultural officials don't seem to understand that the countryside is more than real-estate values, gross margins, profitability and exports. This ban about slaughtering cattle, it comes from someone sitting at a desk who knows nothing about agriculture but just wants results tomorrow.

He says some of the right things but he does not change anything.

It was a punishment vote against the current government, which has done nothing to improve the living conditions of Colombians.

What we have submitted to the Commission responds to all the requirements they have made known to us.

We have made every change the commission has asked us to make to the technical documentation, and we are prepared to do more if they request it. Yesterday's announcement underscores Microsoft's commitment to meeting the commission's demands.