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Winds of Change
Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:31 PM CDT
Presidential election years are normally a period of high volatility in Brazil. It is an indication of how far the country has come, though, with just over a month to Election Day and the financial markets have hardly flinched as left-wing female candidate Dilma Rousseff leads the polls.
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Brazil New Crop Sales Sluggish
Thu Aug 26, 2010 08:27 AM CDT
Brazil's farmers are holding back on committing the upcoming 2010-11 soybean crop in expectation that prices will continue to rise over coming months.
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Brazil Wheat Imports Higher
Mon Aug 23, 2010 09:22 AM CDT
Brazil imported 3.426 million metric tons (mmt) of wheat during the first six months of the year, or 11 percent higher than the 3.08 mmt imported during the same period last year, according the Foreign Trade Ministry.
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Mato Grosso Concentrates Production
Fri Aug 20, 2010 01:13 PM CDT
The bigare gettingbigger in Mato Grosso, the country's largest soybean producing state. According to a recent study by the Mato Grosso Agricultural Economic Research body, known as Imea, the state's 20 largest producers planted 3 million acres last season, up 130 percent from 1.3 million acres five years ago.
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Mad Soy Disease Hits Brazil Farmers
Thu Aug 19, 2010 04:25 PM CDT
While Asian rust disease has been the biggest threat to Brazilian soybean production in recent years, farmers may soon have a new disease to contend with.
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Brazil Fertilizer Prices Mostly Stable With Firm Demand
Tue Aug 17, 2010 03:01 PM CDT
Fertilizer prices in Brazil have mostly been stable to lower over the past month, despite firm demand in the lead up to the new planting season for corn and soybeans.
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Soybean Forum To Discuss "Matopiba" Growth
Mon Aug 16, 2010 03:13 PM CDT
While Mato Grosso is Brazil's largest and best known agricultural frontier region, poor logistics and strong environmental pressures have stunted growth there over the past five years or so.
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La Nina Could Squeeze Soybean Yields Next Season
Fri Aug 13, 2010 01:20 PM CDT
Local analysts AgraFNP predict Brazil's 2010-11 soybean crop will fall to around 67 million metric tons (mmt), from 68.5 mmt this season, on possible losses due to the La Nina weather phenomenon.
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Who's Who of South America Corporate Farm Giants
Thu Aug 12, 2010 03:21 PM CDT
With the surge of corporate farms in Argentina and Brazil over the past two to three years, I though it would be useful to compile a list of the biggest groups with a short description of each.
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Brazil Soy Production Seen Higher Next Season
Wed Aug 11, 2010 11:43 AM CDT
With still over a month to go before the start of the new soybean planting season, analysts are already predicting a slight increase in production from this year's record crop.
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Global Wheat Losses, Boost For Brazil Corn
Tue Aug 10, 2010 02:40 PM CDT
Wheat losses due to fire and drought in major producing countries such as Russia, Kazakhstan and the Ukraine, could provide a boost for Brazil's waning corn exports.
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Brazil To Increase RR Soybean Area
Mon Aug 9, 2010 12:48 PM CDT
Around three quarters of Brazil’s upcoming soybean crop will be genetically modified, according to a study by the local Celeres consultancy.
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Vacation
Sun Jul 4, 2010 06:59 PM CDT
I am on vacation from July 5 to Aug. 5. The next blog posting will beAug. 6.
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Brazil Gains From China-Argentine Spat
Fri Jul 2, 2010 08:43 AM CDT
Brazil is benefitting from the ongoing trade tussle between China and Argentina with higher soybean oil sales to the Asian giant.
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Cattle Farmers Claim Maggi Bias
Thu Jul 1, 2010 09:01 AM CDT
Mato Grosso cattle farmers have accused state governor and major soybean producer Blairo Maggi of not giving them equal treatment when it comes to infrastructure and transport investments in the state.
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Brazil Farmers Losing Money On Corn
Tue Jun 29, 2010 09:41 AM CDT
The situation for Brazil´s corn growers continues bleak as prices remain below the cost of production in most regions of the country, according to the latest report from farm group CNA.
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Petrobras Moves Into Ethanol Sector
Tue Jun 29, 2010 09:41 AM CDT
Brazil's oil and gas giant Petrobras has started increasing its participation in the biofuelssector and in particular sugarcane-based ethanol production. Petrobras president Jose Gabrielli recently told journalists that the company will expand ethanol productionthrough acquisitions as opposed to greenfield projects, speeding up the growth process.
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Mato Grosso Soybean Sales Stalled
Mon Jun 28, 2010 04:35 PM CDT
Farmers in Mato Grosso are holding out for higher prices before selling the remainder of this season's soybean harvest.
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Higher Costs For Mato Grosso Farmers
Fri Jun 25, 2010 07:37 AM CDT
The cost of production in Brazil’s No. 1 soybean state Mato Grosso will be 8.7 percent higher during the upcoming 2010-11 season, in comparison to the season just ended, according to the latest study by the Mato Grosso Agricultural Economic Institute, known as Imea.
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Mato Grosso Seen Planting Fewer Soybean Acres in 2010-11
Wed Jun 23, 2010 02:37 PM CDT
Mato Grosso, Brazil's largest soybean producer, is seen planting fewer acres during the upcoming 2010-11 season due to tight profit margins and scarce credit availability.
