Brazil

Brazil Farmers Halt Soy Sales As Real Strengthens, China Buys US Supplies

Farmers have halted sales of Brazil's soybeans as port premiums swooned, the real currency strengthened and a pause in a trade war prompted top importer Ch...

China's US Pork Imports Plunge In 2018 As Trade War Bites

China's imports of pork from the United States more than halved to about 263,000 tonnes in 2018, customs data showed on Friday, after Beijing imposed hefty...

Carrefour Brasil Sees 10.2% Growth In Q4 Sales

Carrefour Brasil has reported consolidated sales of R$ 15.8 billion (€3.6 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2018, up 10.2% on the same period of the p...

Bunge Appoints New Acting CEO, Cuts 2018 Guidance

Global grains trader Bunge Ltd has appointed one of a slew of new board members as its acting Chief Executive Officer and cut its 2018 earnings forecast as...

Brazil Moving To Self-Monitoring At Meatpacking Plants: Minister

Brazil is moving toward a self-monitoring system for the food industry, agriculture minister Tereza Cristina Dias said, including meatpackers still recover...

Coffee Price Slump Leaves Farmers Earning Less Than A Cent A Cup

In the verdant southern highlands of Ethiopia, coffee farmer Gafeto Gardo is thinking about calling time on an industry that has sustained families for gen...

Brazilian Retailer GPA's Food Division Sees Revenue Up 12% In Q4

Net sales revenue at Brazilian retailer GPA SA's food division rose 12% year-on-year in the fourth quarter to R$14 billion (€3.3 billion), according t...

Wholesaler Makro Portugal Launches Online Store

Wholesaler Makro Portugal has launched an online store for customers, available in the regions where the business has a physical presence. The Mshop can...