Stories for December 22nd 2016

Thursday, December 22nd 2016 - 23:22 UTC
A good one for Brazil: excellent prospects for agribusiness in 2017

Brazil’s farm economy will rebound in 2017 with a record harvest pushing up grain exports and expanding the country’s livestock industry, according to analysts’ forecasts. An estimated record grain harvest of 213.1 million tons would be 14% larger than last year, when crops were devastated by drought, according to Brazil government estimates. The harvest will start in January.

A good one for Brazil: excellent prospects for agribusiness in 2017