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Fruits
Oct, 15, 2026
Week 202642

Watermelon export volume triples, revenue rises in September

Two months into the main watermelon season, Chapada do Apodi, in the states of Rio Grande do Norte and Ceará, Brazil’s leading watermelon-exporting region, shipped more than 22,000 metric tons…
Oct, 15, 2026
Week 202642

Brazil could become top global food exporter by 2027, Alckmin says

Brazil has opened 700 markets to its agricultural and livestock products since the start of 2023, spanning more than 100 countries, the Ministry of Agriculture announced Tuesday. The figure, which…
Oct, 15, 2026
Week 202642

Rio Grande Shipyard Begins Construction of Transpetro Handymax Vessels

Rio Grande Shipyard held the keel-laying ceremony for the first of four Transpetro Handymax vessels on Thursday, Oct. 15, six months after steel processing for the hull began. The ceremony,…
Shipping
Oct, 15, 2026
Week 202642

Hormuz shipping disruption is starting to hit harvests, UN agency says

The impact of the disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is already becoming visible in agricultural harvests, threatening to ​lower farm yields and push up food prices, the…
Shipping
Oct, 15, 2026
Week 202642

AI Voice Agents at CMA CGM Expand Across Global Operations with HappyRobot

The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, and HappyRobot, a platform for building and scaling enterprise AI agents, are expanding the deployment of…
Fruits
Oct, 15, 2026
Week 202642

Despite Monthly Increase, September Melon Export Volume Falls Short of 2025

Melon exports from Rio Grande do Norte and Ceará increased in September as the 2026/27 season progressed. Export volume rose 155% from August to 22,300 metric tons, according to Comex…