Insights and Stories on Brazil

Nutrien says its Brazil unit will sell fertilizer blending plants in the country

Feb. 13, 2025 at 10:04 am CST

The Brazilian unit of Nutrien said it will sell its fertilizer blending plants in the country, according to a statement sent to Reuters on Thursday.

Brazil’s beef companies breathing easy over prospect of new Trump tariffs

Jan. 22, 2025 at 3:10 pm CST

By Ana Mano Reuters

Brazilian soy shipments to China from five firms halted, sources say

Jan. 22, 2025 at 10:32 am CST

By Ella Cao Laurie Chen Mei Mei Chu Naveen Thukral Reuters

Brazilian meatpacker JBS says net-zero emissions pledge was ‘never a promise’

Jan. 15, 2025 at 9:59 am CST

By Luciana Magalhaes Reuters Simon Jessop Stefanie Eschenbacher

Pace of soy harvest in Brazil’s biggest farm state is slowest in 7 years, AgRural says

Jan. 13, 2025 at 1:37 pm CST

By Leticia Fucuchima Reuters roberto-samora

Dry spell puts southern Brazil soy farmers on alert as rains pound central regions

Jan. 8, 2025 at 10:53 am CST

Dry weather is limiting soybean development in Brazil's southernmost state, putting farmers on alert there at the same time as excessive rain is set to disrupt early harvest work in central areas of the country, according to meteorologists.

By Reuters roberto-samora

China, lower grain prices bolster Brazil beef and chicken export prospects

Jan. 7, 2025 at 1:45 pm CST

Beef and chicken exports from Brazil, the world's largest supplier of both meat types, may break new records in 2025, two industry groups said on Tuesday after the release of annual trade data.

By Ana Mano Reuters

Canadian Prairies, U.S. Midwest to get colder in January as South America becomes hotter, drier

Jan. 6, 2025 at 2:45 pm CST

Meteorologist Drew Lerner said he expects colder than normal temperatures across the Canadian Prairies and much of the United States Midwest in January, while a good portion of South America is to be hotter than normal.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

StoneX raises forecast for Brazil’s 2024-2025 soybean crop

Jan. 2, 2025 at 10:17 am CST

Brazil's 2024-2025 soybean crop is expected to reach 171.4 million metric tons, consultancy firm StoneX said on Thursday, increasing its forecast from the 166.2 million tons it had estimated in December.

By Reuters

Brazil farmer lobby asks to lift soybean ban from deforested Amazon rainforest

Dec. 11, 2024 at 4:48 pm CST

A farmers' lobby in Brazil is seeking to end a two-decade-long agreement that forbids grain traders from buying soybeans from farms on deforested land in the Amazon rainforest, claiming the deal has created an uneven playing field.