Crop Industry News: Brazil
18 January 2013
Grains Strengthen Brazilian Midwest ExportsBRAZIL - Soy and maize leveraged exports from Brazil's Midwest, the only region in the country whose foreign sales rose in 2012. Revenues stood at US$ 25.442 billion, up 22.29 per cent from 2011....
Six New Ethanol Facilities Set for BrazilBRAZIL - Brazilian biofuels producer Vinema Biorefinarias do Sul (VBS) is planning to build the country’s first ethanol fuel mills that use grain as raw material....
15 January 2013
Brazil Soybeans: Estimated Yield Increases Following RainfallBRAZIL - The USDA forecasts Brazil soybean production for 2012/13 at 82.5 million tons, up 1.5 million, or two per cent, from last month and up 16.0 million, or 24 per cent, from last year’s...
Agribusiness Exports Hit All-time High in 2012BRAZIL - Brazilian agribusiness exports amounted to US$ 95.81 billion last year, up 1 per cent from 2011, according to figures released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply. The...
06 January 2013
Brazil: Now Second Largest Exporter of Corn South America - Brazil has bumped Argentina out as the world's second largest exporter of corn, in a year in which Argentine harvests declined, according to a report by consultancy Informa Economics...
03 January 2013
Brazil's 2012/13 Soybean Crop Estimated at Record 83 Million TonsBRAZIL - Brazil’s 2012/13 soybean production estimate has risen by one million metric tons (mmt) to a record 83 mmt....
18 December 2012
Value of Soybean Production May Reach $104.3 Billion in 2013BRAZIL - After soybeans reached a record high in the value of crop production of $68.6 billion between January and November 2012, the expectation for next year is that this result will reach...
06 December 2012
Government and Producers Discuss Corn TradeBRAZIL - To monitor and evaluate the dynamics of marketing the current crop of corn and the outlook of 2012/13, the Secretaries of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) will...
16 November 2012
Grain Production Should Rise 20 Per Cent Next HarvestBRAZIL - After a period of losses due to drought, the forecast for the grain harvest 2012/13 to the south and east of the country is to increase production up to 20.6 per cent and 19.8 per cent...
Value of Crop Output to Reach $297.9 Billion in 2013 BRAZIL - Expectations have been realised with the Gross Value of production for major crops being announced $233.8 billion. Adjusted for inflation, the increase is 3 per cent higher than the...
15 November 2012
Government Announces Funding for Crop Irrigation ProjectBRAZIL - An irrigation programme, coordinated by the Ministry of National Integration, announced by President Dilma Rousseff, will allocate $10 billion of funds for investment in infrastructure....
14 November 2012
Brazil Foods Sees Third Quarter Growth of 14.4 per centBRAZIL - Net revenues in the third quarter of Brazil Foods totalled R $ 7.2 billion, representing growth of 14.3 per cent over the same period last year. This has been done whilst complying with...
13 November 2012
Agri-business Exports Hit Record High in October BRAZIL - Between January and October 2012 the Brazilian agribusiness exports totaled US$80.88 billion, representing an increase of 1.8 per cent over the same period last year....
07 November 2012
Brazil and Argentina - Too Wet or Too Dry? ANALYSIS - With all eyes on South America, the world is waiting to see if Brazil and Argentina can grow a bumper crop that will make up for the global grain shortfall, writes Sarah Mikesell,...
26 October 2012
Sales of Soybean Meal Beyond October Last YearBRAZIL - With a week to the close of the month of the trade balance, export values of soy products reached $568.7 million....
25 October 2012
All Lots Hired in Corn AuctionBRAZIL - The auction for the removal of more than 89,000 tonnes of maize grain, sponsored by the National Supply Company (Conab) last Friday, 19 October, had hired all lots offered....
18 October 2012
$20 Billion Brazil Cotton Project BRAZIL - Brazil and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have signed a new South-South cooperation agreement worth $20 million that aims to channel Brazilian expertise in cotton production...
15 October 2012
Brazil to Become Main Soy ExporterBRAZIL - Brazil should become the leader in foreign sales of soybeans in the 2012/2013 crop, exceeding the United States, according to a technical study by Expedição Safra....
11 October 2012
Brazil's Planting Intentions Report Says Soybean Production UpBRAZIL - Brazil's grain yield for the 2012/13 crop is expected to be 182.27 million tonnes, 10 per cent higher than 2011/12, according to the first survey of planting intentions presented on...
02 October 2012
Value Sales of Brazil Soy Meal Increase 18 Per CentBRAZIL - Despite a drop in shipments of soybean meal throughout September, the value of sales grew by 18 per cent, compared to the same period last year....
20 September 2012
Exports of Meat and Soy Increase in SeptemberBRAZIL - The average daily Brazilian agricultural exports in September rose by 0.9 per cent, from $ 1.109 billion by the second week of the month in 2011 to $1.118 billion this year. ...
17 September 2012
Brazil's Cotton Exports Increase 146 Per Cent BRAZIL - Cotton exports in 2012 were 483 000 tonnes, representing an increase of 146 per cent over the same period last year (196,000 tons), according to the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture....
14 September 2012
Minister Mendes Ribeiro to Open 2012/2013 Soybean PlantingsBRAZIL - The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA), Mendes Ribeiro Filho, is participating in the Official Launch of Crop Planting Soybeans 2012/2013, on the 24 September, at 15h...
13 September 2012
Brazilian Crop Value Reaches Record High of $227.7 BillionBRAZIL - The total value of Brazilian crop production is estimated at US$222.7 billion, exceeding previous records, and the largest value recorded since 1997....
12 September 2012
Agribusiness Exports Grow 1.8 per centBRAZIL - Brazilian agribusiness exports generated $62.5 billion from January to August, growth of 1.8 per cent over the same period in 2011, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock...
11 September 2012
Second Corn Crop Will Help Ensure Domestic SupplyBRAZIL - The corn harvest confirmed the expected performance and growth should be 73 per cent or the equivalent of 16.4 million tonnes over the previous crop. ...
10 September 2012
Brazil Cotton Exports Remain StrongBRAZIL - USDA Foreign Agricultural Services (FAS) forecasts 2012/13 export at 4.1 million bales, down 15 per cent from the 2011/12 record of 4.8 million bales. Brazil’s exports of cotton have...
27 August 2012
Brazilian Farmers Benefit for Global Grain SlumpBRAZIL - The world needs two bumper crops and according to specialists, only in this way will the prices of agricultural commodities decline, driving away the risk of food insecurity....
07 August 2012
Strong Forecast for Brazil MaizeBRAZIL - Maize farmers are having one of their best moments this year. Brazil’s crop should reach a record 69.4 million tonnes, according to forecasts by the National Food Supply Company (Conab)....
11 July 2012
Brazil Rains Impact Sugar ProductionBRAZIL - Excessive rains in Brazil's peak sugarcane crush season has slowed both sugar and ethanol production. The majority of sugar production is expected to be pushed into the second half of...
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