Brazil

Brazil 2018/19 Coffee Output, Yield At 'Record Highs'

Brazil's coffee harvest will rise to a record 60.2 million 60kg bags in the 2018/19 crop year – up 18% year on year – as the world's bigge...

Brazilian Coffee State Boosts Irrigation, Adds Crops After Drought

Espírito Santo state, Brazil's leading robusta coffee producer, has improved its irrigation systems and farmers have added new crops such as black p...

Brazil To Pass US As World's Largest Soy Producer In 2018

Brazil will surpass the United States as the largest producer of soybeans this year, taking over the top ranking for the first time in history, oilseeds cr...

Faltering Chinese Soybean Demand Dents Brazil's Chances Of Trade War Bonanza

An unexpected drop in short-term Chinese purchases of Brazilian soybeans is denting exports of the oilseed from the South American nation, which just a few...

EU Bans Imports From 20 Brazilian Meat Purveyors

European Union states unanimously voted on Thursday to ban imports of Brazilian meat products, mostly poultry, dealing a blow to the South American country...

GPA Posts Higher Sales In Brazil Than Market Leader Carrefour

Brazilian retailer Grupo Pão de Açúcar (GPA) posted slightly higher sales growth in the first quarter than rival Carrefour Brasil, des...

Carrefour Brasil Sales Up 6% In First Quarter 2018

Carrefour Brasil closed the first quarter of 2018 with consolidated gross sales, excluding gasoline, of R$12.3 billion (€2.92 billion), up 6.0% year o...

Brazil Hopes To Mitigate Impact Of EU Chicken Ban: Minister

Brazil's Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi wrapped up three days of talks with the European Union this week without any guarantees that Brazilian chicken i...