Reading Time: < 1 minute The Brazilian unit of Nutrien said it will sell its fertilizer blending plants in the country, according to a statement sent to Reuters on Thursday.
Nutrien says its Brazil unit will sell fertilizer blending plants in the country
Brazil’s beef companies breathing easy over prospect of new Trump tariffs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Brazilian beef companies do not expect to be hurt by potential new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration because of low inventories of cattle in the U.S. and a sizable tariff that already exists on these exports.
Brazilian soy shipments to China from five firms halted, sources say
Reading Time: < 1 minute China, the world's biggest soybean buyer, has stopped receiving Brazilian soybean shipments from five entities after cargoes did not meet phytosanitary requirements, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
Brazilian meatpacker JBS says net-zero emissions pledge was ‘never a promise’
Reading Time: 3 minutes The world's largest meatpacker, JBS, became in 2021 the first of its peers to commit to cutting or offsetting all its emissions by 2040, and to ending illegal deforestation across its long supply chain that starts in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon.
Pace of soy harvest in Brazil’s biggest farm state is slowest in 7 years, AgRural says
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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.
Dry spell puts southern Brazil soy farmers on alert as rains pound central regions
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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.
China, lower grain prices bolster Brazil beef and chicken export prospects
Reading Time: 2 minutes Beef and chicken exports from Brazil, the world's largest supplier of both meat types, may break new records in 2025, two industry groups said on Tuesday after the release of annual trade data.
Canadian Prairies, U.S. Midwest to get colder in January as South America becomes hotter, drier
Some warmer temps for Prairies during week of Jan. 6
Reading Time: 2 minutes Meteorologist Drew Lerner said he expects colder than normal temperatures across the Canadian Prairies and much of the United States Midwest in January, while a good portion of South America is to be hotter than normal.
StoneX raises forecast for Brazil’s 2024-2025 soybean crop
Reading Time: < 1 minute Brazil's 2024-2025 soybean crop is expected to reach 171.4 million metric tons, consultancy firm StoneX said on Thursday, increasing its forecast from the 166.2 million tons it had estimated in December.
Brazil farmer lobby asks to lift soybean ban from deforested Amazon rainforest
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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.
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