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Monday, October 19, 2020
JBS: Brazil meat production increased but land used is less
Gilberto Tomazoni, global chief executive of JBS SA, the biggest meatpacker in the world, said Brazilian livestock suppliers have increased production but used less land, as concerns amplify on the overuse of natural resource to produce foo ...
Monday, October 19, 2020
Brazil corn and soy tariffs suspended until early-2021
Brazil's Economy Ministry said it will suspend corn and soy import tariffs from countries outside the Mercosur trade bloc until early-2021 to lower food prices that are increasing inflation, Reuters reported.
Monday, October 19, 2020
Brazil cattle herd grows first time in three years in 2019
IBGE, the Brazilian government's bureau of statistics said Brazil's cattle herd size grew in 2019 for the first time in three years, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Indian, Brazilian beef held back by politics, poor food safety record
Brazil (374%, 2.43 million tonnes in 2019), India (334%, 1.49 million tonnes), and Paraguay (484%, 0.39 million tonnes) enjoyed the fastest 2000-19 cumulative export growth.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro to meet soy farmers over inflated soybean prices
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will meet domestic soy farmers next week to talk about increased soy prices, Brazil's most important export commodity, Reuters reported.
Monday, October 12, 2020
Brazil's higher DDG output in 2020 to help lower feed cost
Production of dry grains by distillation (DDG) will grow by more than 60% in Brazil this year, benefiting meatpackers looking for cheaper feed alternatives, an industry group told Reuters.
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Paraquat approved for use in Brazil's upcoming crop season
According to a statement from Aprosoja, Brazil's grain growers association, health regulator Anvisa said soybean, corn and cotton producers who own inventories of weed killer paraquat have been allowed to use the product for the upcoming 20 ...
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Brazilian soy farmers group splits from Brazil Agribusiness Association over Amazon deforestation issue
Aprosoja, Brazil's biggest soy farmers lobby group has left the Brazil Agribusiness Association (Abag) because of the latter's support for an initiative requesting the Brazilian government to stop increased Amazon rainforest deforestation, ...
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Saudi investment company SALIC increases stake in Brazilian meat firm Minerva Foods
The Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Co (SALIC), an investment company from Saudi Arabia has increased its stake from 25.5% to 33.83% in Brazilian meat producer Minerva Foods, Reuters reported.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Brazil soy farms set to expand by more than 6% in the 2020 / 2021 crop season
Soy farmers in Brazil's north and northeast, where the Amazon rainforest and Cerrado savanna are located, are projected to expand their soy farms by more than 6% in the 2020 / 2021 crop season, its fastest rate in four years, Reuters report ...
Friday, September 11, 2020
Brazil reports record Q2 swine slaughtering, reduced cattle and chicken slaughters
IBGE, Brazil's government statistics agency said Brazil slaughtered its highest number of swine in the second quarter at 12.1 million swine thanks to increased demand from China, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Philippines lifts ban on Brazilian poultry imports
The Philippines' Agriculture Department said it has lifted its ban on Brazilian poultry imports, following the Brazil government's presentation on its measures to prevent COVID-19, Bloomberg reported.
Monday, September 7, 2020
Brazil's BRF avails PFF2 respirators to staff to keep COVID-19 spread in check
Brazil's BRF SA will provide PFF2 respirators to all its employees to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to a labor prosecutors' statement this month detailing an agreement with the company.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Hong Kong ends suspension on chicken imports from Brazilian plant
Hong Kong has ended a temporary suspension on chicken imports from a plant operated by Brazil's Central Cooperativa Aurora.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Philippines trade department calls for end to ban on poultry imports from Brazil
The Philippines' Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is calling on the Department of Agriculture to abrogate a ban on poultry imports from Brazil as the move could induce a supply shortage as well as a spike in prices of processed meat p ...

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