Agriculture

• Tuesday, November 10th 2020 - 11:44 UTC

  Brazil allows import of genetically modified soy and corn from United States

  

  Brazil has issued a protocol instruction legally authorizing imports of genetically modified (GM) soy and corn from the United States at a time when Brazil is dealing with low stocks and record prices for these products.

• Wednesday, November 4th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  US soybeans being loaded in Louisiana for Brazil

  

  A U.S. grain export terminal near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is loading about 38,000 tons of U.S. soybeans on a bulk cargo vessel for shipment to Brazil, according to Southport Agencies shipping lineup.

• Tuesday, November 3rd 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Brazil launches network on Artificial Intelligence applied to the auto industry and agribusiness sectors

  

  The Brazilian government has announced the launch of a national innovation network focused on artificial intelligence (AI) with the aim of increasing the production capacity and competitiveness of local companies.

• Saturday, October 31st 2020 - 17:21 UTC

  Brazil purchasing soybeans from the United States for the domestic market

  

  Bloomberg has reported that the United States began selling soybeans to Brazil after the Chamber of Foreign Trade (CAMEX) temporarily suspended import tariffs for corn and soybeans. This is a rare event that can be explained because Brazil has taken the lead in the production and export of the oilseed.

• Friday, October 30th 2020 - 18:06 UTC

  Drought impacts on Argentine corn planting and overall production and exports

  

  Corn production in Argentina is likely to drop to 48 million tons in 2020-21 from 50 million tons in 2019-20, the US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service in Buenos Aires said in a report released on Thursday.

• Wednesday, October 28th 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  China in nine months imported 3,9 million tons of pork and 1,57 million tons of beef

  

  Chinese imports of meat and offal totaled 830,000 tons in September, 63% higher than the volume recorded for the same month last year, based on information from Beijing's customs office.

• Wednesday, October 28th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  China takes 51,4% more soybeans from Brazil than in September last year

  

  China imported 51,4% more Brazilian soy during September, than in the same month a year ago according to a release from the Chinese Customs on 25 October. Brazil exported 7.25 million tons of oilseed to China in September compared to 4.79 million tons in the same period in 2019, according to the agency.

• Monday, October 19th 2020 - 08:27 UTC

  Brazil expects a 2020/21 record harvest with an estimated 268,7 million tons

  

  Brazil expects its 2020-2021 grain harvest to beat the record set by the newly completed season by 4.2%, according to an initial forecast released by the state-owned National Supply Company (Conab).

• Saturday, October 17th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  World's largest meatpacker, Brazil's J&F, pleads guilty in US court on corruption charges

  

  The owner of the world’s largest meatpacker pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court this week to paying nearly US$ 180 million in bribes to top Brazilian officials in exchange for state-backed financing used to go on a buying spree in the U.S.

• Saturday, October 17th 2020 - 08:48 UTC

  Brazil considering temporarily zero tariffs on corn and soybean imports outside Mercosur

  

  The Brazilian government is set to discuss a proposal that would temporarily eliminate tariffs on corn and soy imports from countries outside the Mercosur trade bloc, as recently happened with rice, a staple of the Brazilian diet.