Tag: Brazil's National Supply Company (Conab)

• Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 08:05 UTC

  Brazil’s command of soy markets tested by record crops and Argentina  

  

  Despite a record grains and oil seeds harvest, Brazil’s soybean trading has slowed significantly, because of the mismatch between buyers’ prices and suppliers’ expectations, points out Globo Rural, an agribusiness site.

• Friday, February 7th 2025 - 07:13 UTC

  Brazil needs to purchase 3,5 million tons of wheat, despite higher yields in domestic production, says CEPEA

  

  Wheat production 2024/2025 in Brazil fell by 2.6% compared to the previous year, with the National Supply Company (Conab) forecasting a harvest of 7.89 million tons in 2024. This also represents an 11.9% reduction in the cultivated area, which shrank to 3.06 million hectares.

• Wednesday, January 15th 2025 - 08:47 UTC

  Brazil’s 2024/25 harvest production estimated to reach 322.2 million tons, with soy exports of 105 million tons

  

  Brazilian farmers should harvest 322,2 million tons of grains from the 2024/25 crop, representing an 8,2% increase over 2023/24, equivalent to an additional 24.5 million tons, according to the latest estimates from Conab, the county’s National Supply Company.

• Tuesday, June 11th 2024 - 19:21 UTC

  Brazil halts sizeable rice purchase amid irregularities

  

  The Brazilian administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Tuesday canceled a tender whereby some 263,000 tons of rice were to be purchased abroad to make up for the crops lost in the flooded State of Rio Grande do Sul. The decision was made after signs of irregularities were detected in the bidding companies. Rio Grande do Sul accounts for 70% of Brazil's rice production.