Insights and Stories of Marcelo Teixeira

Aug. 26, 2019 at 1:51 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Chinese pork meat imports are projected to sharply rise from 2.1 million tonnes in 2018 to 3.3 million tonnes in 2019 and 4.2 million tonnes in 2020, because of the African swine fever outbreak, broker and consultancy INTL FCStone said on Monday. FCStone estimated during […]

By Marcelo Teixeira

Jul. 22, 2019 at 1:02 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters – U.S. commodities trader Bunge Ltd and British energy company BP Plc said on Monday they will merge their Brazilian sugar and ethanol operations to create the world’s third-largest sugarcane processor. The joint venture is the largest deal in Brazil’s bioenergy sector since Royal Dutch Shell […]

By Marcelo Teixeira

Nov. 5, 2018 at 4:33 pm CST

Sao Paulo | Reuters – Brazil’s soy processing executives are in talks with Chinese government officials over ways to increase soymeal exports to the Asian nation, industry group Abiove said on Monday. China already buys around 80 percent of Brazilian soybean exports. According to official data, Brazil exported 55 million […]

By Marcelo Teixeira

Mar. 15, 2018 at 7:49 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazilian farmers in top soy state Mato Grosso signed a memorandum of understanding with the Panama Canal Authority to evaluate ways to cut transportation costs and boost Brazilian grain volumes using the waterway, the authority’s chief administrator said. The canal’s administration is looking to increase […]

By Marcelo Teixeira

Dec. 6, 2016 at 3:03 am CST

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazilian food maker JBS SA, the world’s largest beef processor, plans to launch shares of its subsidiary JBS Foods International B.V. in the U.S. in the first half of 2017 as a part of a larger reorganization, the company said on Monday. Under the plan, […]

By Marcelo Teixeira