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NewsBrazil's August chicken exports rise 24.8% as China returns, while beef falls 22.2%
Chicken revenue approached US$1 billion, though the annual comparison is flattered by 2025 trade suspensions. EU shipments were halted from 3 September.
NewsBrazil's Mantiqueira to invest R$565 million to lift egg output 50% by 2028
The JBS-backed producer will add capacity for more than 7 million birds across five states, including a new feed mill in Santa Catarina.
NewsIndonesia seals 52 containers of Brazilian feed material found to contain porcine ingredients
Sacks carried halal certification and porcine-free labelling, but laboratory testing identified ground pig offal and blood processed into meal.
NewsBrazil's Embrapa targets African swine fever resistance through CRISPR editing of SLA-DM genes
The project runs to November 2026 and aims to produce edited cell lines rather than live animals, with resistant pigs a longer-term objective.
NewsPhilippines set to remain Brazil's largest pork export market through 2027, USDA says
Brazilian shipments reached 234,818 tonnes carcass weight equivalent in the first eight months, or 22.7% of Brazil's total pork exports.
NewsAlbania bans Brazilian beef and poultry imports as EU suspension takes effect
Food authority inspections during 2025 separately found salmonella in 14.8 tonnes of Brazilian chicken and pork, from a total of 25 samples.
NewsBrazil's chicken meat exports jump 29.9% in July on reopened China market
China's return as a buyer after 2025 avian influenza closures drove Brazil's strongest monthly export growth of the year.
NewsVietnam's pork imports jump 27% in seven months as cheap supply drags down live hog prices
Import volumes rose to 112,090 tonnes at an average of US$1,638 per tonne, undercutting domestic live pig prices, which fell across all regions in August.
NewsUAE opens market to Brazilian pet food
Brazil's agriculture and foreign ministries also announced new market access for chicken offal to Namibia and frozen poultry meat to Malaysia's Sabah state.
NewsJBS shareholder met Trump day before US eased beef import tariffs, WSJ reports
The report adds a new dimension to a decision that has drawn strong pushback from US cattle producers already worried about a historically tight national herd.
NewsChina's extreme weather stokes import demand, lifting corn and soybean futures
Heat near 50 degrees Celsius and heavy flooding across China's main grain belts could force larger purchases from Brazil and the United States, analysts say.
NewsBrazil's first-crop corn planting pace picks up, ahead of last year's rate
Sowing in the Centre-South reached 11% of the projected area by 27 August, up sharply from 2% a week earlier, according to AgRural.
NewsUS opens 300,000-tonne tariff-free beef quota, but Argentina is shut out
Brazil and Paraguay stand to gain from the 90-day window, while Argentina's own country-specific quota leaves it ineligible just as its US shipments were tripling.
NewsUK farm unions press government to match EU ban on Brazilian beef and poultry
The EU removes Brazil from its approved exporter list on 3 September, and British unions warn the displaced volume could be redirected to the UK market.
NewsBrazilian grain traders reorganize logistics for EUDR soybean exports, Abiove says
Exporters are restructuring silo flows, storage and transport routes to segregate EU-bound cargo ahead of the bloc's deforestation regulation taking effect in January 2027.
NewsStudy in Brazil's Mato Grosso finds soybean-corn sequencing lifts yields and cuts costs
A 15-year field trial found that following soybeans with corn or brachiaria in the same crop year outperformed continuous soybean monocropping on yield, cost and resilience to drought.
NewsJBS's Seara launches SuperAgroTech platform for over 9,000 integrated producers
The Brazilian protein group's new digital platform moves farm management, credit access and input purchasing online for its network of poultry and pig integrators.
NewsBrazil captures 49.3% of Philippine meat imports in first half as ASF regionalization deal advances
Brazilian pork and beef exporters expect stable shipments to the Philippines through year-end, even as Manila works to diversify sourcing amid global trade volatility.
NewsCOFCO ships first large-scale Brazilian sorghum cargo to China, opening new trade route
The 69,000-tonne shipment follows last year's approval of Brazilian sorghum exports and comes as Chinese buyers turn away from US supply amid trade tensions.
NewsEU bans Brazilian meat over antibiotic rules, Spanish farm groups claim vindication
Brussels excludes Brazil from its approved exporter list from 3 September over unproven antimicrobial controls, a move Spanish farmers say justifies their opposition to the EU-Mercosur deal.
NewsBrazil's tilapia prices come under pressure as demand cools, supply recovers
Weaker demand and a mild recovery in supply pushed Brazilian tilapia prices lower in July, with exports also slowing, according to Cepea.
NewsJalisco calls for Brazilian chicken import quota as Mexico's poultry sector under pressure
Mexican poultry producers are proposing an 80,000-tonne quota on Brazilian chicken imports, which have more than tripled since 2019 to 235,000 tonnes.
NewsBrazilian chicken exports hit record pace as beef shipments ease on softer China demand
Cepea data show poultry exports reaching their highest daily pace on record in early August, even as beef shipments fell in July following China's near-full import quota.
NewsBrazil's Q2 2026 cattle and hog slaughter rise as chicken slaughter dips quarter-on-quarter
IBGE data show cattle, hog and chicken slaughter volumes all up year-on-year in the second quarter, while raw milk acquisition and chicken slaughter both eased from the first quarter.
NewsBrazil's corn market stable as second-crop harvest nears completion, Conab says
Conab's weekly crop monitoring shows steady prices as supply and demand remain balanced, with the second corn crop 84.7% harvested and regional yields varying widely.
NewsSeven Brazilian cooperatives launch Paraná's largest soybean crushing joint venture
The Campos Gerais Crushing Plant in Ponta Grossa, formerly owned by Louis Dreyfus, is now run by a consortium of seven Paraná cooperatives producing soybean oil, meal and lecithin.
NewsBrazil's Mato Grosso raises 2026-27 crop cost estimates on higher fertiliser prices
Imea's July report shows corn, soybean and cotton production costs edging higher for the 2026-27 season in Brazil's top farm state, driven mainly by rising fertiliser expenses.
NewsZen-Noh to take 30% stake in Brazil's Grupo Cereal, gaining soybean crush and feed assets
The Goiás-based group crushes 2,000 tonnes of soybeans a day, with 80% of that output going to soybean meal, and also runs animal feed and biofuel operations.
NewsUSDA FAS trims Brazil corn output forecast to 139 million tonnes for MY 2026/27 as fertilizer costs and El Nino weigh on second crop
Feed industry corn demand is projected to reach 62 million tonnes in 2026 as animal feed production grows 3.4%, even as high input costs and weather risks cloud the next planting cycle.
NewsBrazil targets record soybean exports of 116.3 million tonnes in 2026 as China shifts purchases away from the US
China imported 12.08 million tonnes from Brazil in June alone, up 13.7% year on year, while US soybean shipments to China fell 20.9% in the same month as tariff differentials widen.
NewsBrazil's meat exports to Mexico surge in 2025 with pork up 79% and chicken up 15% as cost advantages drive market share gains
Mexico ranked as Brazil's top turkey export market in 2025 and is emerging as a key destination across all major protein categories, according to ABPA data presented at SIAVS in Sao Paulo.
NewsBrazil's ABIEC targets Philippines as Southeast Asia beef gateway with exports forecast at 80,000-100,000 tonnes in 2026
H1 shipments to the Philippines rose 34.6% to 35,878 tonnes as ABIEC bets on Southeast Asia's rising incomes to drive long-term beef demand growth.
NewsBrazil's record pork exports to Philippines set to ease as ASF recovery progresses, ABPA warns
Brazil shipped a record 392,902 tonnes of pork to the Philippines in 2025, over a quarter of its total exports, but volumes are expected to ease as ASF recovery progresses.
NewsBrazil races to avert EU animal product export ban as September 3 deadline approaches
Agriculture Minister André de Paula says Brazil is pursuing technical, diplomatic, and political channels to negotiate a transition period before EU antimicrobial rules take effect.
NewsIndonesia destroys 312 tonnes of Brazilian meat bone meal after porcine DNA detected in poultry feed ingredient
Indonesia's quarantine authority has suspended the export licence of the implicated Brazilian rendering plant and written to 11 MBM-supplying countries demanding PCR testing certification alongside health certificates for future shipments.
NewsAbiove raises Brazil's 2026 soybean export forecast to record 115.4 million tonnes as stocks tighten sharply
The Brazilian oilseed crusher association has also revised crush volumes higher to 63.3 million tonnes, while ending stocks were cut to 6.58 million tonnes - the tightest supply-demand balance since 2019 despite remaining at an elevated absolute level.
NewsPhilippines meat imports rise 12% to 872,000 tonnes in H1 2026 as pork deficit drives record purchases
Brazil supplied nearly half of total imports while pork accounted for more than half of all shipments, as the domestic hog industry continues to operate well below capacity amid ongoing ASF outbreaks.
NewsVietnam's tilapia exports hit US$69.4 million in H1 2026 as Brazil surge drives 289-fold year-on-year jump
Brazil has emerged as Vietnam's largest tilapia market, accounting for more than half of total export value in the first half, while a first shipment to Japan signals the sector's push into higher-value market segments.
NewsChina posts record June soybean imports of 13.55 million tonnes on Brazilian supply surge and port clearances
Chinese arrivals are forecast to remain above 10 million tonnes per month through July and August, with analysts saying full-year imports could approach or exceed the 2025 record.
NewsPhilippines' meat imports jump 22% in first five months of 2026 as domestic output lags
Pork, chicken and beef imports all rose by double digits as African swine fever continues to constrain domestic livestock production.
NewsBrazil imposes five-year anti-dumping duties of up to 132.6% on Chinese feed-grade lysine
The final determination, issued by GECEX on 25 June 2026, follows an investigation initiated in December 2024 at the request of domestic producer CJ do Brasil.
NewsBrazil's chicken meat exports jump 40.6% in June as H1 2026 shipments hit record 2.94 million tonnes
The sharp year-on-year rise partly reflects a low base from June 2025, when exports were disrupted by a now-resolved HPAI outbreak in Rio Grande do Sul state.
NewsVietnam approves two more Brazilian beef plants as authorised supplier list grows to 12
Nearly 100 additional Brazilian facilities are awaiting clearance, as Vietnam's beef import programme continues to expand since the market opened in March 2025.
NewsSouth Korea to import Brazilian eggs as HPAI-driven price surge persists
Egg prices remain 16% above year-earlier levels despite ongoing imports, prompting Seoul to broaden its sourcing base and extend consumer discount support.
NewsBrazil achieves record soybean exports this year
Brazil has reached a historic milestone in soybean exports in 2026.
NewsBrazil's chicken exports hit April record at 486,500 tonnes, up 2.2% year-on-year
The result extends a positive run for Brazilian poultry shipments, with the EU and Mexico posting strong growth even as volumes to the UAE fell sharply.
NewsBrazil's beef exports likely to fall 10% from 2025
Brazil's beef exports could drop 10% in 2026 from the year before due to China's 55% tariff on beef imports that exceed quota levels, lobby group ABIEC president Roberto Perosa said.
NewsSteady growth in Brazil's soybean meal exports in mid-April 2026
According to a recent report from Brazil's Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX), the country's soybean meal exports are showing steady growth in mid-April 2026.
NewsBrazil's agriculture ministry finds signs of fraud in soybean shipment bound for export
Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) has identified signs of fraud in a soybean shipment destined for export at the port city of Paranaguá, in the southern state of Paraná, the ministry said.
NewsProduction of Brazil's fish farming sector surpasses one million metric tonnes for first time last year
Peixe BR has released the 10th edition of the Brazilian Fish Farming Yearbook 2026, revealing that over the past 10 years, Brazil's fish farming sector has grown by 58.6% and, in 2025, surpassed the historic milestonnese of one million metric tonnes for the first time.
NewsHigher production costs cut into profitability of Brazil's soybean farmers
In Brazil, where a record soybean harvest is expected in the 2025/26 season, rising production costs are putting pressure on farmers' profitability.
NewsNew methodology by Brazilian researchers employs remote sensing to map frost's impact on corn
Brazilian researchers have developed a methodology that uses remote sensing to map the impact of frost on corn crops.
NewsBrazil at top spot of global beef production last year
Brazil surpassed the United States as the world's top beef producer in 2025, according to market estimates, after the South American country beat output forecasts by hundreds of thousands of tonnes, easing a global supply squeeze and helping limit a surge in meat prices.