Tag: Brazil soybean

• Monday, December 7th 2020 - 08:59 UTC

  Brazil has sold in advance 56,5% of its 2020/21 soybeans crop

  

  Brazilian farmers have sold 56.5% of their beans in advance through December 4, Safras & Mercado, an agribusiness consultancy, said in a statement last Friday. Considering Brazil is poised to collect 133.517 million tons of the oilseeds this season, the volume of pre-sold soy amounts to an estimated 75.403 million tons, Safras said.

• Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:00 UTC

  Brazil forecasted to harvest 245,9 million tons of cereals and oil seeds

  

  According to the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA), released on Tuesday, June 9th, by the IBGE, the country will harvest 245.9 million tons of cereals, legumes and oilseeds by the end of the year, up 1.8% (4.4 million tons more) compared to 2019.

• Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 09:24 UTC

  Intense rains in Brazil limiting soybean harvest and delaying exports

  

  Intense rains in parts of Brazil have limited the advance of the soybean harvest over the past few days while also delaying exports of the oilseed, agribusiness consultancy Arc Mercosul said on Friday.

• Friday, September 13th 2019 - 19:17 UTC

  Brazil's soybean and corn sowing seasons delayed because of very dry conditions

  

  Brazil’s soybean sowing season for the 2019-20 harvest is officially underway, but there might not be too many planters out in the fields just yet as conditions are extremely dry.

• Tuesday, August 27th 2019 - 11:47 UTC

  Argentina and Brazil replacing US as main soybean suppliers of China

  

  Amid trade tensions with the US, China's July soybean imports from Argentina increased 328% month on month and 269% year on year to 1.07 million metric tons, according to customs data.

• Friday, August 9th 2019 - 08:27 UTC

  Soybean sales in Brazil booming helped by a weaker currency and port premiums

  

  The price of Brazilian soybeans in local currency reached the highest level in almost two months, driven by a spike in port premiums for soybeans and a weaker currency, both caused by the trade dispute between China and the United States.

• Monday, April 8th 2019 - 10:57 UTC

  Grain loaders say the collapse of a bridge in north Brazil will not impact harvest transport

  

  Hidrovias do Brasil SA, a Brazilian logistics company, said the collapse of a bridge on the Moju River in Pará state on Saturday will not have any impact on its operations in the region, according to a statement on Sunday.

• Monday, March 4th 2019 - 21:39 UTC

  Brazil's 2018/19 soy exports forecasted to decline : smaller crop and domestic prices higher

  

  Brazil’s soybean exports are expected to come in 14-18% down on the year in 2019 due to lower production and reduced buying by China, industry reports showed.

• Monday, June 4th 2018 - 07:06 UTC

  Truckers strike is estimated to have cost Brazilian agriculture some US$ 1.77 billion

  

  The 10-day-long Brazilian striking truckers protests are winding down and companies from meatpackers to soy crushers are resuming operations. Some problems persist in some sectors and will need time to recover. Primary estimates of losses for farmers' sector could reach US$ 1.77bn

• Thursday, February 22nd 2018 - 09:20 UTC

  US share of global sales of soybean and grains to shrink as South American competition grows

  

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture sees U.S. corn and soybean exports generally increasing over the coming decade but the U.S. share of global sales will shrink as competition from South American producers heats up, the government said in its annual report.