Insights and Stories on Brazil

Cordonnier stands pat on South American crop projections

Nov. 15, 2022 at 6:41 pm CST

MarketsFarm — At this point in the South American planting season it’s too early to get an accurate bead as to how much corn and soybeans will be grown in Brazil and Argentina, according to Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. at Hinsdale, Ill. Cordonnier recently issued […]

Brazil moves closer to China corn exports as Beijing approves traders

Nov. 3, 2022 at 9:15 am CDT

By Dominique Patton

Trucker blockades in Brazil increase in wake of Bolsonaro election loss

Oct. 31, 2022 at 4:33 pm CDT

By Ana Mano

Nutrien buys expanded ag retail presence in Brazil

Jul. 20, 2022 at 11:44 am CDT

By Reuters

Brazil seen adding wheat area, fewer acres in Argentina

Jul. 18, 2022 at 7:49 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Supply worries, weather spur rallies

May. 11, 2022 at 3:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures jumped on Wednesday, as traders uneasy about world supplies adjusted positions a day before the release of U.S. crop data. Concerns about poor global crop weather helped support gains, with MGEX spring wheat futures setting contract highs as […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Traders look to skies for market guidance

Apr. 20, 2022 at 5:21 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Much of the focus from the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the week ended Wednesday has shifted away from besieged Ukraine — and toward areas closer to home. Prices for nearby corn and soybean contracts rose over the past week due to weather-related rallies, but wheat prices […]

By Adam Peleshaty

China’s hog output recovers, drags on Brazil pork exports

Apr. 19, 2022 at 6:53 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazilian pork exporters are grappling with a drop in volumes shipped to their main buyer, China, which has increased its pork meat production after an outbreak of African swine fever in 2018. ASF forced China to cull millions of hogs and increase imports. China continued […]

By Nayara Figueiredo

Brazil’s changing conditions threaten corn crop

Apr. 18, 2022 at 5:22 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Over the last three to four weeks growing conditions in Brazil have pulled a complete reversal — and that poses a serious threat to the country’s corn crop, according to Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. The southern half of the country is now faced […]