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Brazilian meatpackers slump on import curbs

By Dominique Patton, GFM Network News March 20, 2017

Sao Paulo/Beijing | Reuters — Fallout from a meatpacking industry scandal in Brazil, the world’s biggest exporter of beef and poultry, widened on Monday as China, the EU, South Korea and Chile curtailed meat imports from the country after inspectors were accused of taking bribes to allow sales of tainted food. With other import curbs

Livestock

Brazil police raid BRF, JBS meat plants in bribery probe

By GFM Network News March 17, 2017

Sao Paulo/Curitiba, Brazil | Reuters — Brazilian police raided the premises of global meatpacking companies JBS SA and BRF SA on Friday, as well as dozens of smaller rivals, in a crackdown on alleged bribery of health officials that could threaten US$12 billion in annual exports. The probe, known as “Operation Weak Flesh,” found evidence

Livestock

JBS sees margins up in 2017 as feed, cattle costs fall

By GFM Network News March 14, 2017

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS SA expects profit margins to improve over the course of this year, CEO Wesley Batista said on Tuesday, as lower cattle and feed costs and healthier markets ease the pressures that hurt 2016 results. JBS shares rose two per cent in Sao Paulo despite lower-than-expected earnings

Crops, News

Oil World forecasts record Brazilian soybean crop in 2017

At the same time the Argentine crop  doesn’t look as good

By Reuters March 14, 2017

Brazil’s soybean crop in early 2017 is likely to reach a record 105 million tonnes against 95.4 million tonnes last year, helping to boost Brazilian soybean exports, Hamburg-based oilseeds analysts Oil World has forecast. “Under the lead of Brazil, South American soybean exports are now increasing sharply,” Oil World said. “Brazilian exports will be up

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend slide on Brazil crop outlook

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen March 10, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell to a two-month low on Friday as the ongoing harvest of a projected record-large Brazilian soy crop threatened U.S. export prospects, traders said. Corn and wheat followed the weak trend, despite a setback in the U.S. dollar. CBOT May soybean futures settled down 4-1/2

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit two-month low on huge Brazil crop

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen March 9, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a two-month low on Thursday, pressured by rising government forecasts for a record-large Brazilian soy harvest, traders said. Corn futures also declined on forecasts for big South American crops, and wheat followed the weak trend. The Chicago Board of Trade May soybean futures contract settled down 10-3/4

Crops

USDA raises U.S. stocks view as Brazil crop threatens exports

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub March 9, 2017

Washington | Reuters –– U.S. soybean supplies will be bigger than expected at the end of the marketing year as a record harvest in Brazil will flood the global market, cutting into demand for U.S. exports, the government said on Thursday. The U.S. Agriculture Department in its monthly supply and demand report raised its outlook

Crops

Brazil’s female farmers occupy government offices

By Chris Arsenault, GFM Network News March 8, 2017

Rio de Janeiro | Thomson Reuters Foundation — Hundreds of female farmers in Brazil occupied rural government offices on Wednesday in protest against austerity plans which they say disproportionately impact poor women. Protesters who marched across several cities on International Women’s Day said pension reforms and other changes to social security will make it harder

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans facing bearish headwinds

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News March 8, 2017

CNS Canada — All eyes in the agricultural commodity world are focused on the release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s next World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report due out Thursday. However, unless there’s a major surprise contained within the report, it’s hard to see the bias pointed higher for soybeans, according to an

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall on Brazil crop expectations

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub March 7, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped 1.1 per cent on Tuesday to their lowest in more than a week on rising expectations for a Brazil harvest already forecast to be a record, traders said. Outlooks for a bountiful South American harvest also weighed on corn futures, while wheat eased on profit-taking after rallying

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans mixed on doubts over Chinese demand

Tyson Foods to close U.S. beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip as Brazilian beef tariffs lifted

Tag Archives Brazil

Brazilian meatpackers slump on import curbs

Brazil police raid BRF, JBS meat plants in bribery probe

JBS sees margins up in 2017 as feed, cattle costs fall

Oil World forecasts record Brazilian soybean crop in 2017

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend slide on Brazil crop outlook

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit two-month low on huge Brazil crop

USDA raises U.S. stocks view as Brazil crop threatens exports

Brazil’s female farmers occupy government offices

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans facing bearish headwinds

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall on Brazil crop expectations

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