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Grains Nov, 14, 2019 0

Conab forecasts new record for Brazilian grain harvest with 246m tons

The estimate of the 2019/2020 grain crop points to a new record with 246.4m tons, an increase of 1.8% or 4.3m tons compared to the 2018/2019 crop. The numbers are…
Brasil exportação soja - brazilian soybean exports
Grains Nov, 13, 2019 0

Soy moratorium is “absurd” but a private sector issue, says minister

The Soy Moratorium, a pact between tradings and industries not to buy oilseed grown in deforested areas in the Amazon after 2008, was criticized on Tuesday (11/12) by the Minister…
Grains Nov, 13, 2019 0

IBGE estimates 1% fall in 2020 grain harvest

The first estimate for next year’s national grain crop indicates a 1% drop in production. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), 238.5m tons will be harvested,…
corn exports - ADM
Grains Nov, 08, 2019 0

Heavily influenced by corn, agro exports reach US$8.4bn in October

Foreign sales of corn registered record value and quantity exported for the month of October. Corn exports were of US$1bn (+91.3%). The exported quantity of grain was also hit a…
Brasil exportação soja - brazilian soybean exports
Grains Nov, 04, 2019 0

Brazil’s soybean plantation exceeds 5-year average

Soybean planting in Brazil reached 46% of the estimated area for the 2019/20 crop, which began to be planted in mid-September, lower than the 60% seen last year, said AgRural…
Grains Nov, 04, 2019 0

Argentina reaches record corn exports between March and October

Argentine corn exports reached a record between March and October 2019, with 35.5m tons according to the Nation’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries. Argentine maize sales reached 36.50m tons…
Brasil exportação soja - brazilian soybean exports
Grains Oct, 30, 2019 0

Senate approves credit of US$195m for agricultural defense investments

Minister Tereza Cristina (Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply) announced on Wednesday (10/30), during the meeting of the National Council of State Secretaries of Agriculture (Conseagri), the approval by the Senate of…
Grains Oct, 21, 2019 0

China advances soybean purchases from Brazil

Chinese importers are busy making new purchases of soy from Brazil this week, despite the White House announcement that China has agreed to buy up to US$50bn in US agricultural…
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Grains Oct, 18, 2019 0

Brazilian rice gains competitiveness to export

Brazilian rice’s supply table is now adjusted due to the Brazilian crop failure and stable foreign sales with good demand for the Brazilian product. These are some of the evaluations…
Grains Oct, 16, 2019 0

Cargill appoints Paulo Sousa as its president in Brazil

US commodity trader Cargill Inc. said on Wednesday that Paulo Sousa will lead the company’s operations in Brazil, taking over the presidency on December 16, while Luiz Pretti prepares to…