Sao Paulo | Reuters – Brazilian farmers plan to start a campaign next week to end a ban by trading firms on buying soybeans from parts of the Amazon rainforest cleared after […] Read more
Brazil farmers push traders to end Amazon soy moratorium
Soybean exports from Brazil to slump on African swine fever crisis
But corn sourcing is expected to rise significantly over the past year’s levels
Sao Paulo | Reuters – Chinese commodities trader COFCO told Reuters it expects a sharp drop in the amount of soybeans it will source for export from Brazil this year […] Read more
Brazil expected to introduce tariff-free wheat import quota from 2020
Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil is expected to introduce a tariff-free wheat import quota of 750,000 tonnes per year starting from 2020, the president of the country’s wheat industry […] Read more
Brazil judge suspends use of glyphosate herbicide
Sao Paulo | Reuters – A Brazilian judge has suspended the use of products containing the agrochemical glyphosate, a herbicide widely employed for soybeans and other crops in the country. […] Read more
Coffee may profit more than soy in Brazil’s new farming frontier
Luis Eduardo Magalhaes, Brazil | Reuters –– Farmers tending vast, flat soy and cotton fields that spread as far as the eye can see in northeastern Brazil are finding that […] Read more
Brazil farm minister heads to U.S. over fresh beef ban
Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s agriculture minister prepared to travel to the U.S. on Friday to fight a ban on imports of fresh Brazilian beef, which hit shares of […] Read more
JBS scandal might reduce Brazil meat supplies, industry group says
Sao Paulo/Cuiaba | Reuters — An unfolding corruption scandal involving meatpacker JBS SA may reduce meat supply in Brazil, potentially benefiting rivals of the world’s largest beef exporter, industry group […] Read more
Exporters fear Brazil agents’ strike could hurt corn exports
Sao Paulo | Reuters — A strike by Brazilian federal agricultural agents responsible for approving certificates required for shipments could affect Brazil’s corn exports, the director of the cereal exporters […] Read more
Brazil food safety agents start open-ended strike at ports
Food safety inspectors responsible for clearing agricultural goods at Brazilian ports went on an open-ended strike Friday morning, saying there was political mismanagement and businesses were meddling in their agency. […] Read more
Brazil faces prolonged regional wheat shortage after frosts
Several days of frost this week over Brazil’s southern wheat belt has destroyed as much as 5 per cent of the national crop and will prolong the shortage of the […] Read more
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