Brazil Foresees 6.5 Percent Increase in Harvest in 2015
The Brazilian Statistics Bureau (IBGE) predicts a good harvest in Brazil for the year 2015 with a total of 205.8...
July 10, 2015Topic
agriculture
Brazil Announces R$29 Billion for Family Farming Harvest Plan
The announcement is part of a ‘positive agenda’ by which the government hopes to increase its dwindling popularity.
June 23, 2015
Brazilian Coffee Sector to Grow Two Percent in 2015
The coffee sector in Brazil is set to grow by two percent in Brazil in 2015. The main driver of...
May 28, 2015
Brazil Expected to Register Record Grain Production
Favorable international prices and the foreign exchange rate which make Brazilian production more competitive have led producers to invest more...
May 13, 2015
Brazil Shown to Be Largest Global Consumer of Pesticides
The use of agro-chemicals in Brazil grew by more than 162 percent from 2000 to 2012.
May 5, 2015
Truckers Agree to Unblock Brazil’s Federal Highways
Truckers have blocked highways in at least eleven states, hindering delivery of products and fuel to many parts of the...
February 26, 2015
Brazil to Register Record Grain Production Year Despite Drought
Forecasts for 2015 call for a 2.5 percent increase over 2014 production totals, which are also setting records.
November 12, 2014
Opinion: The Brazilian Organic Agriculture Honor System
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – It’s quite hysterical, and I mean funny, that we have to...
August 12, 2014 Brazil’s Agriculture Registers Surplus of US$8.5B: Daily
Agribusiness exports grew by 4.7 percent in comparison to June of 2013, while imports fell by five percent.
July 11, 2014