Agri Business

Key Points — Soybeans rose 6.7% in February on the Chicago Board of Trade and climbed further in March as the Iran war pushed oil...

Key Points — The Middle East conflict is hitting Brazil's farm sector through diesel, fertilizers, and freight — with urea prices up 37% on global benchmarks and ammonium nitrate up 28% at Brazilian ports — Brazil...

This is part of The Rio Times' coverage of Brazilian agriculture and Latin American financial news. Key Points — Brazil's Agriculture Ministry has issued urgent technical...

This is part of The Rio Times' coverage of Brazilian commodities and Latin American...

Key Points — China imported 12.55 million metric tons of soybeans in January–February, down 7.8% year-on-year, as delayed U.S. shipments,...

Key Points — Sococo's farm in Moju, Pará, spans roughly 20,000 hectares — 6,000 cultivated, 14,000 preserved as environmental reserve — making it the largest...

Key Points — Brazil's soybean shipments averaged 236,700 tons per working day in early February — 26.4% below last year's...

São Martinho, a major Brazilian sugar-energy group, reported a significant 168.5% surge in net income to R$ 424.1 million in 3Q26, largely due to non-operational factors. This came despite a decline in adjusted EBITDA and net revenue, influenced by a strategic deferral of ethanol sales.

Key Points Brazil recorded 59 farm mergers in 2025 worth $2.5 billion—not from prosperity,...

Key Points Seven rural properties totaling about 5,554 hectares were declared for expropriation for agrarian...

Key Points Growers are cutting fertilizer and field renewal as costs rise and sugar prices stay weak. A land...