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Brazil starts Testing Ethanol Mix In Diesel
Fri Nov 20, 2009 09:40 AM CST
Brazil has started testing trucks with an 8 to 10 percent blend of ethanol mixed in with conventional diesel fuel.
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First Case of Asian Rust In New Crop
Thu Nov 19, 2009 02:09 PM CST
The first case of Asian rust disease has been detected this week for Brazil's 2009-10 commercial soybean crop.
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Brazil Planting Ahead Of Schedule
Tue Nov 17, 2009 01:16 PM CST
Brazil's soybean farmers had planted over 61 percent of expected area up to last week, compared to 55 percent at the same time last year, according to a weekly report by the local Celeres consultancy.
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Work Starts On Amazon Potash Mine
Mon Nov 16, 2009 05:24 AM CST
Canadian company Falcon Metais will finally begin work this month on a huge potash mine in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. The mine, thought to be the third largest in the world with deposits of around 1.2 billion tons of potash, is expected to have annual production of around 2 million tons within five to seven years.
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Deforestation Hits Record Low
Fri Nov 13, 2009 06:50 AM CST
President Lula yesterday announced Brazil's lowest rate of deforestation since records began over 20 years ago.
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Credit Crunch Hits Big Farmers
Wed Nov 11, 2009 02:54 PM CST
While last year's global financial crisis and resulting credit crunch impacted everyone, it seems to have had a heavier effect on Brazil's large scale farmers, especially those in frontier regions.
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Brazil's Tight Ethanol Supply
Tue Nov 10, 2009 02:46 PM CST
It happens around this time every year - Brazil's sugarcane harvest comes to a close, ethanol supply tightens, prices begin to rise, and consumers start to complain.
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Brazil To Change Foreign Exchange Rules
Mon Nov 9, 2009 11:00 AM CST
Brazil's central bank head, Henrique Meirelles, confirmed last week that the government is studying changes to its foreign exchange policy in order to curb further strengthening of the Brazilian real.
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Brazil Crop Outlook Remains Steady
Fri Nov 6, 2009 02:20 PM CST
Brazil's crop research agency Conab maintained its estimate for the 2009-10 soybean crop at around 63 million metric tons, as planting reaches the halfway mark amid favorable weather conditions.
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Corn Stocks Remain High In Mato Grosso
Thu Nov 5, 2009 07:07 AM CST
Farmers in Mato Grosso state, the country's largest grain producer, still have close to 2 million metric tons of corn left over from the winter crop, and will need to sell before January to make space for the summer soybean crop, according to the state's grain producers group Aprosoja.
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Fertilizer Sales Pick Up Pace, But Still Lag Last Yr
Wed Nov 4, 2009 08:09 AM CST
Despite the sharp drop in fertilizer prices this year, sales continue to lag last year both in volume and revenue terms.
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Brazil Soy Planting Advances Amid Heavy Rain
Tue Nov 3, 2009 09:40 AM CST
Brazilian farmers had planted over 35 percent of expected soybean area up to last week, or 6 percentage points more than the same time last year, despite heavy rains in most regions.
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Brazil To Plant 40% Of Area With GM Corn
Mon Nov 2, 2009 01:54 PM CST
Around 40 percent of Brazil's 2009-10 corn crop will be genetically modified, according to seed growers association Abrasem.
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Travel
Sun Oct 25, 2009 05:21 PM CDT
I will be traveling this week and will notupdate the blog again until Nov. 2.
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Syngenta Chemicals Seized in Brazil
Fri Oct 23, 2009 03:50 PM CDT
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency, known as Anvisa, yesterday seized 150,000 liters (40,000 gallons) of chemicals, deemed to be irregular, from multinational chemical and seed company Syngenta.
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Chinese Glyphosate Floods Brazil Market
Thu Oct 22, 2009 03:30 PM CDT
The love fest between Brazil and China continues to blossom. Now only does China buy over 40 percent of Brazil's soybeans, it is now helping to push down production costs.
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Brazil Taxes Speculative Foreign Capital
Wed Oct 21, 2009 05:18 PM CDT
Brazil's currency, the real, weakened a couple of percent yesterday after the government announced it will place a 2 percent tax on short term foreign capital entering the country's stock and futures exchanges.
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Brazil To Tighten Foreign Land Ownership
Tue Oct 20, 2009 04:24 PM CDT
This was the headline being run by some media outlets in recent days, but before anyone panics, Brazil hasn't been taken over by Venezuela's Chavez, or Bolivia'a Morales.
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Brazil Approves Three New GM Varieties
Thu Oct 15, 2009 05:03 PM CDT
Brazilian farmers are fast catching up with the rest of the world in terms of seed technology.
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Argentine Farmers Concerned About Seed Quality
Wed Oct 14, 2009 07:29 PM CDT
The latest concern from Argentina is regarding the quality of soybean seeds to be used for the upcoming planting season.
