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Villiger Brazil Tobacco factory
Economy May, 22, 2019 0

Brazilian tobacco exports grow

Foreign sales of tobacco increased by 25.5% in volume in the first four months of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Economy.…
Orange juice bottling factory
Fruit May, 21, 2019 0

Brazilian orange juice exports fall 14% in the 2018/19 season

According to CitrusBR – the National Association of Citrus Juice Exporters – Brazil’s exports of orange juice (FCOJ equivalent to 66 brix) dropped by 14% to 806,957 tons in the…
Taurus gun production unit in Brazil
Economy May, 14, 2019 0

Taurus banks higher export revenue in the first quarter of 2019

Brazilian manufacturing conglomerate, Taurus, reported a 19.4% higher sales revenue from the USA, their principal market, in the first quarter of 2019 at R$200.4m, compared to the same period last…
Ores May, 09, 2019 0

Swiftnes brings 30,000 tons of petcoke

The Port of Cabedelo reported receiving a bulk carrier, Swiftnes, this morning. The Panamian flagbearer will unload 30,000 tons of petcoke at the port terminal over the next five days.…
Economy May, 09, 2019 0

Bolsonaro signs executive order easing gun imports

Earlier this week Brazil’s president signed a decree to increase the amount of ammunition a person can buy and reduce restrictions on gun imports. Guns can now be imported more…
Fruit May, 06, 2019 0

Argentina receives Brazil’s first avocado shipment

Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed that Argentina received its first batch of Brazilian avocados on April 30 following the opening of the Argentine market to the commodity. The decision…
Cotton harvesters on the field
Other Cargo May, 03, 2019 0

The demands are plenty, but cotton harvesters are few

Brazil’s leading supplier of cotton harvesters, John Deere, said they are unable to supply new orders of harvesters this year. According to Reuters, Deere is the only supplier of the…
Other Cargo Apr, 05, 2019 0

Codesp talks with Suzano and Eldorado about exporting pulp from Libra Terminal

Libra Group’s decision to withdraw operations from Santos could be a stroke of serendipity for Brazil’s pulp producers. Santos Port Authority (Codesp) is in talks with pulp companies such as…
Argentina's cement exports: cement factory in Argentina
Other Cargo Apr, 04, 2019 0

Argentina’s cement exports increase by 29.7% in first quarter of 2019

Argentina’s cement exports increased by 29.7% to 29,679 tons in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the same period last year. The country saw a dramatic rise in cement…
Orange juice bottling factory
Fruit Apr, 03, 2019 0

Brazil’s orange juice export revenue falls 38.6% in March year-on-year

Brazil saw a dramatic fall in orange juice export revenues in March, down 38.6% to US$133.5m year-on-year, according to Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex) data. Revenue fell 29.1% compared to…