Brazil sugar output recovers late in June, prices fall
Brazil’s centre-south (CS) sugar production reached 2.89 million tonnes in the second half of June, recovering from the poor performance seen in the first half of the month when mills had produced only 2.19 million tonnes, a report showed on Monday. Brazil’s CS sugar output late in June was also 5.6% better than in the […]
MSC poised to overtake Maersk as biggest shipping group
New CEO of family-run business to manage aggressive growth as pandemic lifts profits. It has taken 50 years — but now Gianluigi Aponte, the secretive shipping magnate, is about to reach the summit. The Italian businessman’s Mediterranean Shipping Company, which he founded half a century ago, is on the verge of taking the crown as […]
Brazil asks China to clarify new soya standard, official says
Brazil has asked China to clarify certain aspects of a new national soybean standard that changes quality requirements for the grain, including how they will be implemented and assessed, a Brazilian Agriculture Ministry official said on Monday. China’s proposed new standard for the oilseeds, currently under discussion at the World Trade Organization, is expected to […]
Brazilian Cotton Growers Association intensifies partnership with Indian Cotton buyers
The Brazilian Cotton Growers Association (Abrapa) is promoting the Cotton Brazil Harvest 2021 Roundtable, an online event to further intensify its commercial partnerships with Indian cotton buyers. The webinar will be held on June 29 at 1700 hrs. The event will be supported by the Embassy of Brazil in India, and the Ambassador, André Correa […]
Brazil reverts trend and counts 4.6% higher exports till May
Between January and May, Brazilian poultry exports were 4.6% higher than the same period of 2021. These numbers go to show that the sector has reverted the 4.7% decrease sustained in the first two months of 2021. The Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) informed that the country shipped 1.846 million tonnes in the first 5 […]
Brazil hopes to expand fresh fruit exports to China
Brazil hopes to expand its fresh fruit exports to China by adding several of its leading products, Brazilian Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina said on Monday. In an interview with the foreign press, Cristina said Brazil is the third-largest fruit producer in the world, but a low-ranked exporter. The country only export melon to China. “We […]
BTP requests contract renewal at the Port of Santos
BTP protocols request for contract renewal at the Port of Santos with projected investment of US$250 million. The Brazilian port operator, Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP) has requested on 26 May for the early renewal of its leasing contract in the Port of Santos, with an investment commitment of about US$250 million planned for the next […]
Brazil’s May soybean exports continue to outpace 2020 levels, set to pressure US exports
Brazil’s soybean exports continued to outpace last year’s volume in the first three weeks of May due to higher daily average shipments, which is likely to put pressure on US soybean exports, sources told S&P Global Platts May 25. Brazil exported 12.6 million mt of soybeans in the first three weeks of May, compared with […]
China’s April soybean imports from Brazil surge vs previous month
China’s soybean imports from Brazil surged in April from the previous month, customs data showed on Thursday, boosted by the arrival of cargoes that were ordered earlier in the year but delayed after rain hit the Brazilian crop. The world’s top importer of soybeans brought in 5.08 million tonnes of the oilseed from leading supplier […]
Brazil private ports move 11% more cargo in q1, driven by commodities trade
Brazil’s private port terminals moved some 185 million tonnes of cargo in the first quarter, an 11% annual increase driven mainly by trade in mineral and agricultural commodities, data compiled by private port lobby group ATP showed on Tuesday. Movement of wood products and other pulp byproducts including paper rose the most among all cargos, […]