Food safety inspectors responsible for clearing agricultural goods at Brazilian ports went on an open-ended strike Friday morning, saying there was political mismanagement and businesses were meddling in their agency. Wilson Roberto de Sa, president of federal food safety inspectors union ANFFA, said more than 80 per cent of the agents who clear all of
Brazil food safety agents start open-ended strike at ports
Brazil faces prolonged regional wheat shortage after frosts
Several days of frost this week over Brazil’s southern wheat belt has destroyed as much as 5 per cent of the national crop and will prolong the shortage of the grain on the regional market where prices are in record territory, the local flour milling industry association said on Friday. Board Chairman Marcelo Vosnika of
Brazil may import more N. American wheat after frosts
Frost that hit the wheat crop in Brazil’s leading producer state Parana this week will likely force the country to import more than the 2 million tonnes of wheat it has bought from North America, even with tariffs, Brazilian buyers said. Local meteorologists Somar and Simepar reported multiple days of frost over the heart of
Dock worker strike exposes weak link for Brazilian export powerhouse
The government wants to privatize 158 ports to attract private investment, but workers fear a loss of jobs
Reuters / Dock workers shut down the movement of global commodities through Brazilian ports early Feb. 22 during a six-hour strike to protest the government’s plan to overhaul regulations and put more than 150 terminals in the hands of the private sector. The short-lived work stoppage provided a glimpse of what could turn out toChina Food Demand Boosts Brazil Growers’ Profits
Brazil growers will reap healthy profits from the 2010-11 grain crop, despite the high cost of getting goods to port, because strong demand from China is supporting prices, consultants MB Associados said. Despite the downward correction in world commodities prices in the past week, futures prices of commodities from grains to iron ore are still
Tractors Moving Faster In Brazil With Cheap Loans
Farm machinery sales in Brazil should recover in 2010 from a crisis-driven slump, as producers take advantage of state-subsidized loans to renew equipment or mechanize for the first time. The government of the South American agricultural powerhouse introduced subsidized loans for the purchase of machines like tractors and harvesters in an effort to staunch an
Brazil’s JBS Drops U. S. National Beef Bid
Brazil’s JBS, the world’s largest beef producer and owner of JBS-Swift, has abandoned its attempt to take over U. S. meat company National Beef Packing Co., saying it could not work out an agreement with U. S. authorities over terms of the deal. JBS became the No. 3 U. S. beef producer in 2008 when
Brazil looking northward for wheat
Brazilian flour mills may turn to the United States, Canada or even Russia to import wheat, industry sources said Jan. 26, after Argentina blocked exports to ensure domestic supplies following a poor harvest. Brazil is the top buyer of wheat grown by its southern neighbour. But a source at Argentina’s government farm export office, ONCCA,
Credit crisis slaughters Brazil packers’ expansions
“In some cases, slaughterhouses couldn’t support the speed of their expansion, on top of which there may have weighed management problems.” – Marcio Vieira, Pricewaterhouse Coopers The foreign acquisitions, record exports and expansion of slaughtering and processing capacity for beef in the past years is over for Brazilian meat packers. As in many other industries
Burdened oil nations seek cheaper Brazil chicken
Major oil-producing countries, which are among the top buyers of Brazil’s chicken, aim to pay less for it from 2009, a Brazilian poultry industry source said on Nov. 6, to cut spending after crude prices halved. Buyers have not cancelled any contracts, said the head of the Brazilian Association of Chicken Producers and Exporters, Francisco
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