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Ana Mano

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Beef exporter Minerva's shares jump on strong operating results, easing debt concerns

Shares in Minerva, South America's largest beef exporter, rose sharply on Thursday as analysts cheered strong fourth-quarter operating results that allayed concerns

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JBS' pursuit of dual share listing created dilemma for BNDES

Brazilian meat processor JBS' decision to pursue a U.S. listing has shone a spotlight on its No. 2 shareholder, National Development Bank's (

JBS' pursuit of dual share listing created dilemma for BNDES
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JBS inches closer to US listing as state shareholder abstains from key vote

The controlling shareholder of Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS and government investment vehicle BNDESPar, the second largest shareholder in JBS,

JBS inches closer to US listing as state shareholder abstains from key vote
Americas|Business|Economy|Food|MidEast

Brazil egg exports soar amid stronger U.S. demand

Brazilian egg exports, including fresh and processed products, increased by 57.5% in February, the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) said on Wednesday,

Brazil egg exports soar amid stronger U.S. demand
Americas|Business|Economy|Food

Brazil chicken exporter BRF posts higher Q4 profit, record annual result

The world's largest chicken exporter, Brazil's BRF, posted on Wednesday a fourth-quarter net profit of 868 million reais ($149.33 million), up 15% from the same

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Brazil agriculture agency plans long-term research into cannabis cultivation

Brazil's agricultural research agency Embrapa, which helped turn the country into a leading grains exporter, is preparing a 12-year research program that could do the

Brazil agriculture agency plans long-term research into cannabis cultivation
Business|Economy|Finance|US

ADM to make layoffs soon to cut costs, sources say

Global grain merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland will soon start laying off employees as part of a global effort to cut costs as low crop prices erode profit, three people briefed

ADM to make layoffs soon to cut costs, sources say
Americas|Business|Economy|Food

LDC says Brazil soymeal cargo returned from port for reprocessing

A cargo of Louis Dreyfus Company soymeal destined for export from the southern Brazilian port of Paranagua was returned for reprocessing at one of the company's local

LDC says Brazil soymeal cargo returned from port for reprocessing
Americas|Business|Economy

Brazil's beef companies breathing easy over prospect of new Trump tariffs

Brazilian beef companies do not expect to be hurt by potential new tariffs from President Donald Trump's administration because of low inventories of cattle in the

Brazil's beef companies breathing easy over prospect of new Trump tariffs
Americas|Economy|Environment|Political

Governor of Brazil's top farm state to veto law that sought to weaken environmental protections

The governor of Brazil's largest farm state Mato Grosso said on Monday he would veto a state bill that sought to weaken protections for

Governor of Brazil's top farm state to veto law that sought to weaken environmental protections
Business|Finance

Brazil prosecutors push to unwind $3 billion paper deal over foreign land ownership

Brazilian federal prosecutors are asking a judge to unwind a 2017 deal handing control of pulp and paper company Eldorado from Brazilian firm J&F to Paper Excellence

Business|Economy|Finance

JBS' Q3 profit plunges on low U.S. pork prices, beef margins and global chicken glut

JBS SA, the world's biggest meatpacker, reported an 86% drop in third-quarter net income compared to a year ago on Monday, sliding to around 573 million reais ($

JBS' Q3 profit plunges on low U.S. pork prices, beef margins and global chicken glut
Business|Economy|Finance

Brazil farmer bankruptcy filings worry global grain traders

Brazilian grain exporters lobby Anec on Thursday warned it was concerned about a rise in farmer bankruptcy filings in the country, adding a recent increase in cases

Brazil farmer bankruptcy filings worry global grain traders
Business|Finance|Stock Markets|US

ADM pays bonuses to senior executives in midst of government investigation, documents show

Senior executives at Archer-Daniels-Midland Co, the grain trader under government investigation for accounting issues, will receive

ADM pays bonuses to senior executives in midst of government investigation, documents show
Business|Finance|Stock Markets|US

ADM CFO to resign as company faces US government investigation

Grain trader Archer-Daniels-Midland said on Monday that Chief Financial Officer Vikram Luthar will resign from his role effective Sept. 30.

ADM CFO to resign as company faces US government investigation
Environment|Business|Economy|Finance|World

Heavy rains in big Brazil farm state disrupt soy, corn harvests in final stages

Torrential rainfall in Brazil's second-largest soybean and sixth-largest corn state is disrupting the final stages of the harvest, according to a

Heavy rains in big Brazil farm state disrupt soy, corn harvests in final stages
Business|Economy|Environment|Science

Brazil's bioinputs market boasts four times global average growth, research shows

Brazilian farmers are keener to switch to bioinputs than peers in other countries, according to new research showing the average annual growth of

Brazil's bioinputs market boasts four times global average growth, research shows
Americas|Asia|Business|Economy|Europe

Potential China action against EU pork may be double-edged sword for Brazil

China's potential imposition of anti-dumping measures on European Union pork imports, a disastrous scenario for the bloc, could benefit Brazil's

Potential China action against EU pork may be double-edged sword for Brazil
Economy|Americas|Environment

Brazil rains cloud national soy outlook as big farm state submerges

The outlook for the soybean harvest in Rio Grande do Sul, which was on track to become the second largest producer in Brazil behind Mato Grosso

Brazil rains cloud national soy outlook as big farm state submerges
Business|Economy|Environment|Finance

Private group announces Brazil's two longest 'green fuel' pipelines

Brazil's privately owned Grupo Potencial will invest 200 million reais ($37 million) to build two "green fuel" pipelines in the south of the farm powerhouse, the

Americas|Business|Economy

Brazil chicken exporters enjoy less US competition, strong Mideast demand

Brazilian chicken export data indicates the outlook is positive for the remainder of 2024, meat lobby ABPA said on Monday, citing weaker competition from U.S.

Brazil chicken exporters enjoy less US competition, strong Mideast demand
Economy|Health|News|World

Brazil halts some poultry exports after Newcastle disease case

The world's top chicken exporter Brazil has voluntarily halted poultry exports to some countries after a case of Newcastle disease was detected in the state of Rio

Brazil halts some poultry exports after Newcastle disease case
Americas|Business|Economy|Environment|News|World

Soy grown illegally on Brazil's tribal lands finds its way to global markets

Farm cooperatives in Brazil that supply some of the world's biggest multinational agricultural firms are buying soybeans grown illegally on Indigenous

Soy grown illegally on Brazil's tribal lands finds its way to global markets
Americas|Business|Economy|Food

Brazilian meat suppliers stop deliveries to local Carrefour retailers, media say

Brazilian meatpackers have reportedly stopped supplying meat to the Carrefour group in Brazil after the retailer's global CEO vowed to keep South American meat off

Brazilian meat suppliers stop deliveries to local Carrefour retailers, media say

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