Uruguayan farmer Dimar Delgado inspects his nearly dry water hole on his cattle ranch near Cerro Colorado, 170 km (105 miles) northeast of Montevideo, December 22, 2008. The global economic slowdown has sent grains and beef prices tumbling, hitting farmers and governments in South American farming nations. Concern is perhaps greatest in Uruguay, where ranching is the motor of its small economy. To match feature FINANCIAL/URUGUAY-RANCHERS REUTERS/Andres Stapff (URUGUAY)
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