A Norwegian Giant Bought a $1.3 Billion Texas Plant to Keep Brazil’s Farms Fed
Yara is buying a Gulf Coast ammonia plant in Texas for one and a third billion dollars, tightening its grip...
July 4, 2026Topic
brazil agriculture
Brazil’s Adaptive Rice Breakthrough Boosts Goiás Yields
In 2020, Embrapa unveiled the BRS A502, an adaptive rice variety that has reshaped farming in Brazil's Cerrado.
February 11, 2024
Soybean harvest in northeastern Brazil sets new production record, potentially surpassing India
Northeastern Brazil's soybean yield has reached an all-time high in 2023, averaging an output of 3.6 thousand tons per hectare,...
August 15, 2023
Brazil’s agricultural ascendancy: dominates seven exports and is set to eclipse the U.S. in corn
Brazil is the global front-runner in exporting seven agricultural products: soybeans, beef, sugar, chicken meat, coffee, cellulose, and orange juice....
August 10, 2023
Brazil and Saudi Arabia establish billion-dollar partnership to boost Brazil’s agricultural industry
Last Saturday, led by Agriculture Minister Carlos Fávaro, a delegation from Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock arrived in Saudi...
August 1, 2023
Lula announces US$86B crop plan for 2023/2024, largest in history
The Brazilian government, under President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva, is set to unveil the Harvest Plan for 2023/2024 on...
June 27, 2023
Brazilian coffee production to grow 7.9% in 2023
Brazil, the world's largest producer and coffee exporter will harvest 54.94 million 50-kilo bags in this year's crop, as disclosed
January 20, 2023
Brazil’s Paranaguá port anticipates a 40% advance in agricultural commodity exports in the 1st quarter
The operators of the terminals of the Port of Paranaguá expect to export 40% more bulk solid vegetables in the...
January 10, 2023
USDA attaché raises forecast for Brazilian soybean crop
The Brazilian soybean crop 2022/23 should reach a record of 153 million tons, according to a report published yesterday (Jan....
January 10, 2023