Crop Industry News: Brazil
20 December 2010
Brazil Moves to Be World's Breadbasket BRAZIL - Agribusiness exports should reach $75 billion this year, more than double the figure recorded eight years ago, according to anba.com.br. ...
15 December 2010
Brazilian Rice Exports Exceed Forecast BRAZIL - Brazil exported 450,000 tonnes of rice up to November. Despite the lower production, the value is greater than forecasted for the entire crop, which ends in February next year, according...
09 December 2010
Dryness Hurting Brazil Soybean Crop BRAZIL - Dry weather in Brazil’s major soybean areas has decreased expectations for next year’s crop. ...
11 November 2010
High Sugar Prices Favour BrazilBRAZIL - The commodity's rising international costs should have a positive effect on the Brazilian trade balance, claims the Sugarcane, Water and Energy director at the Ministry of Agriculture. ...
Grain Crop Decline Expected Next YearBRAZIL - The first prognosis for next year, from IBGE, shows an expected volume 2.8 per cent lower than in the 2010 crop, expected to reach 148.8 million tonnes. ...
10 November 2010
Brazil Launches Non-GM Soy Research PlanBRAZIL - The country is going to invest in developing non-genetically altered (non-GMO) grain. The programme will be carried out by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation and 11 farmers'...
05 November 2010
Brazil Maize Exports to ME GrowBRAZIL - Maize exports from Brazil to the Arab countries grew 48 per cent in the first nine months of this year, according to figures disclosed by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign...
03 November 2010
Sugar Hits 29-Year Price RecordBRAZIL – Concerns over the end of Brazil's sugar harvesting season could drive prices higher, after the sweetener reached a three-decade high yesterday (2 November)....
28 October 2010
WTO Threat over Sugar Cane Ethanol ThreatBRAZIL - The Sugar Cane Industry Union (Unica) in Brazil could apeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to ensure Brazilian ethanol exports to the United States and Europe. ...
14 October 2010
Increase In Ethanol Puts Pressure On Sugar PriceBRAZIL – An increase in demand for sugar and lowered international estimates are driving inflation fears, experts have said....
08 October 2010
Analysts Disagree On Soybean OutlookBRAZIL – Forecasts have fuelled speculation over the yield of this year's soybean harvest in Brazil....
06 October 2010
'Mad Soy Disease' Threatens Country's CropsBRAZIL – An 'incurable' disease that hits soybean crops' vegetative cycle is spreading throughout north-west Brazil....
Saudis to Invest in Brazilian Poultry, GrainBRAZIL - A Saudi agricultural investment company is looking to invest up to US$500 million in poultry and grain enterprises in Brazil with the view to exporting the products to the Middle East....
01 October 2010
Improved Weather May Affect Sugar PricesBRAZIL - Analysts have warned that improved weather could affect the price of raw sugar futures....
27 September 2010
Sugar Cane Crops Harmed by Low River LevelsBRAZIL – Sugar crops have been damaged by a drought that has seen the Amazon River dry to its lowest levels in 47 years....
07 September 2010
Far-Ahead Sugar Futures 'The Best Bet'BRAZIL – Promising sugar futures contracts could prove a better bet than near-term lots as reduced hold-ups in Brazilian ports dampen fears for immediate supplies, while concern over next season's...
19 August 2010
Brazil's Fertiliser Imports Jump SharplyBRAZIL - Fertiliser imports increased by 58 per cent for the first seven months of this year compared to the same period of 2009....
09 August 2010
Ceres Opens Brazil SubsidiaryBRAZIL - Developer of bioenergy crops, Ceres, has established a subsidiary in Brazil. ...
05 August 2010
Brazilian Soy Exports Should Grow 6.3 Per CentBRAZIL - The supply to the Chinese market should be the main reason for expansion of Brazilian soy exports from February 2010 to January 2011. ...
26 July 2010
Dryness 'To Overtake Wet As Biggest Sugar Threat'BRAZIL – Parched fields could soon outweigh the dangers posed by excessive rain as the most serious threat to global sugar supplies, Rabobank has warned, despite recent forecasts of wet weather...
22 July 2010
Sugar Cane Diesel 'To Go On Sale Next Year'BRAZIL – Sugar cane-based diesel fuel is to be sold across Brazil from 2011, a US biotechnology firm has said after launching an on-road trial in partnership with Sao Paulo authorities....
09 June 2010
Soybeans Fall As Output GrowsBRAZIL – Soybean futures have declined in Chicago over speculation that output in Brazil, the world's second-biggest producer, will rise faster than anticipated....
02 June 2010
Surge In Sugar Output To SlowBRAZIL – Consistent growth in Brazilian sugar production may soon come to a rapid halt, a major financial services provider has said, warning that risks of weather setbacks could trigger a...
27 May 2010
Bayer CropScience Extends Sugarcane-ResearchBRAZIL - Bayer CropScience and the CTC – Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira, the Center for Sugarcane Technology, São Paulo, Brazil – is to enter into a broad cooperation on the research and...
25 May 2010
Foreign Investment in Sugar TriplesBRAZIL - Overseas investors are taking a bigger stake in Brazilian sugar production, tripling their involvement in just three years, according to an industry website....
07 May 2010
Brazil Wheat UpdateBRAZIL - Brazilian feed wheat 2009/2010 exports may exceed 1 million metric tons, accoprding to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service....
30 April 2010
Soy Farmers Are 'Slow Sellers' in South AmericaBRAZIL - Brazilian producers have sold only 48 per cent of their soybean crop as of 23 April, new statistics have revealed....
28 April 2010
Syngenta Partners With Embrapa to Aid FarmersBRAZIL - Crop protection firm Syngenta has partnered with Embrapa, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, in a bid to help Brazilian farmers improve crop quality and yield....
13 April 2010
Corn Production Sees Continued SuccessBRAZIL - Brazil's corn production is showing continued strength thanks to increased success in second crops, it has been said....
07 April 2010
Crops Benefit from Recent RainsBRAZIL - Sugar cane and corn crops in Brazil are benefiting from recent rains, which will help prepare the soil for the coming dry months....
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