Rains are disrupting the start of Brazil's 2024/25 soybean harvest in Mato Grosso, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday, adding that the pace of work in the country's biggest farm state is the slowest in seven years.
Pace of soy harvest in Brazil’s biggest farm state is slowest in 7 years, AgRural says
Dry spell puts southern Brazil soy farmers on alert as rains pound central regions
Dry weather is limiting soybean development in Brazil's southernmost state, putting farmers on alert there at the same time as excessive rain is set to disrupt early harvest work in central areas of the country, according to meteorologists.
Brazil farmer lobby asks to lift soybean ban from deforested Amazon rainforest
A farmers' lobby in Brazil is seeking to end a two-decade-long agreement that forbids grain traders from buying soybeans from farms on deforested land in the Amazon rainforest, claiming the deal has created an uneven playing field.
JBS posts profit as chicken and pigs make up for beef slump
Brazil's JBS SA, the world's largest meatpacker, said on Tuesday that divisions that process chicken and pigs lifted its results, including poultry unit Pilgrim's Pride, JBS USA Pork in the U.S., and Seara in Brazil.
Brazil beef output to hit record in 2024, Conab says
Sao Paulo | Reuters – Brazil’s beef production is expected to reach a record 10.19 million metric tons in 2024, national crop agency Conab said on Thursday, a 7.1 per […] Read more
Brazil floods hit food silos, disrupt routes to major grains port
Heavy flooding in southern Brazil has hit food storage facilities in lower areas while hampering the shipping of grains to port, jeopardizing the nation's exports and wreaking havoc to the economy of Rio Grande do Sul state, a large soy, rice, wheat and meat producer.
El Nino worries Brazil soy farmers as planting progresses, grain lobby says
Dry weather has pushed back planting
Sao Paulo | Reuters — Soybean farmers in top growing state Mato Grosso worry that scarce rains and high temperatures will lead to replanting of some areas while lowering yields […] Read more
Brazil’s JBS reboots plan to list shares in New York
International meat packer hopes for access to lower-cost capital
Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s largest meat packer, on Wednesday proposed listing its shares in New York, hoping the move will bring its multiples closer to […] Read more
Beef consumption to rise in China, JBS predicts
China seen as more competitive in domestic chicken, pork markets
Sao Paulo | Reuters — Demand for beef in China is expected to rise as the country still has relatively low per capita consumption, Gilberto Tomazoni, chief executive of JBS […] Read more
JBS vows to monitor whole cattle supply chain’s impact on Amazon
Packer plans to move against cattle 'laundering'
Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s top meatpacker, said Wednesday it plans to combat destruction in the Amazon by monitoring its entire supply chain for deforestation by […] Read more
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