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A file photo of Brazil’s Mata Atlantica (Atlantic rainforest). (FG Trade/E+/Getty Images)

Bolsonaro gives Brazil farm ministry powers on indigenous land

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Rio de Janeiro/Brasilia | Reuters — New Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro issued an executive order on Wednesday making the agriculture ministry responsible for deciding on lands claimed by indigenous peoples, in a victory for agribusiness that will likely enrage environmentalists. The temporary decree, which will expire unless it is ratified within 120 days by Congress, […] Read more
CBOT March 2019 soybeans, with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat near one-month lows

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures approached one-month lows on Wednesday on worries over export demand and increasing competition for global sales. Traders were disappointed that there were no signs of additional sales of U.S. soybeans to China, the world’s top importer of the oilseed, or of corn. China bought U.S. […] Read more
CBOT March 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy down as supplies outweigh China demand

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to three-week lows on Thursday as improving crop prospects in South America overshadowed renewed Chinese demand for U.S. shipments. Corn futures also fell to the lowest in three weeks on concerns about demand from ethanol producers and as forecasts for rain in dry areas of Brazil’s corn […] Read more
CBOT December 2018 corn (orange) and January 2019 soybeans (green). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Volatile markets await G20 meeting

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CNS Canada — Chicago soybean and corn markets are expected to remain volatile over the next few days, ahead of the G20 summit in Argentina, said one commodities expert. That volatility is fueled by a much-talked-about meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping scheduled for Saturday. “What is going to be […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets

JBS posts narrower-than-expected quarterly loss

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Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil-based food company JBS SA on Tuesday posted a narrower than expected quarterly loss on the back of a strong performance by its Seara processed foods and Brazil beef divisions, and resilience in certain of its U.S. operations. Seara booked net sales of 4.9 billion reais (C$1.72 billion) last quarter, […] Read more
Employees load soybeans onto the China-bound cargo ship Kypros Land at Tiplam terminal in Santos, Brazil in March 2017. Photo: Reuters/File/Paulo Whitaker

Brazil in talks to boost soymeal exports to China

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Sao Paulo | Reuters – Brazil’s soy processing executives are in talks with Chinese government officials over ways to increase soymeal exports to the Asian nation, industry group Abiove said on Monday. China already buys around 80 percent of Brazilian soybean exports. According to official data, Brazil exported 55 million tonnes of soybeans to China […] Read more

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