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Brazil agribusiness exports total $5.8 billion in January

A survey of Brazil’s agribusiness trade position showed exports reached US$5.8 billion in January, down 9.4% compared to January 2019. The survey was prepared by the Secretariat for Trade and…
Grains Feb, 11, 2020 0

Brazil’s CONAB predicts grain harvest record

The results of the fifth survey of the 2019/20 harvest prepared by Brazil’s National Supply Company (Conab) were released on Tuesday, February 11th. Soybean and corn crops are expected to…
Grains Feb, 10, 2020 0

Brazilian study points to high GDP per capita in commodity producing regions

Brazilian municipalities responsible for generating the most revenues in cotton, corn and soybean production also contributed the highest percentages ​towards GDP per capita in the country’s main agricultural municipalities. The…
Grains Feb, 10, 2020 0

Argentine wheat exports break records

In Argentina, the first two months of the 2019/20 wheat season saw record export levels. According to data from NABSA AS, a shipping agency, December and January volumes combined reached…
Grains Feb, 07, 2020 0

China’s Cofco International announces change of command in Brazil

Chinese commodities group Cofco International has announced the appointment of new members to its executive body, including a new managing director for Brazil. The company said that Tony Tian will assume…
Grains Feb, 05, 2020 0

China to use corn reserves to alleviate shortages amid virus epidemic

China’s National Grain Trade Center said the country would start selling 2.96 million tons of maize from state reserves on February 7 to alleviate a shortage of feed supplies faced…
Brasil exportação soja - brazilian soybean exports
Grains Feb, 04, 2020 0

Brazil’s soy exports predicted to recover sustantially in February

Brazilian soy exports in February are predicted to pick up substantially after a weak month in January, as the oilseed harvest is reported to have gained strength.  On January 31,…
soja americana - american soybean
Grains Feb, 02, 2020 0

Chinese imports of American soy shot up in December

According to Reuters, Chinese soy imports from the U.S. increased in December 2019 over the previous year. That’s because China increased purchases of American soybeans during a break in the…
Grains Jan, 26, 2020 0

Wheat prices jump over 25% in the last two months

The drought in Australia, the loss of production in Russia, the logistical problems in France, the unfavorable climate for the new harvest in the United States, Europe and the Black…
Grains Jan, 23, 2020 0

Zimbabwe imports 100,000 tons of maize from Brasil

GMAZ, the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe, has purchased 100,000 tons of maize from South Africa and Brazil. The first shipment of the cargo is due to arrive in the…