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Brazil beef output to hit record in 2024, Conab says

Sao Paulo | Reuters – Brazil’s beef production is expected to reach a record 10.19 million metric tons in 2024, national crop agency Conab said on Thursday, a 7.1 per cent year-on-year increase that would eclipse the current all-time high set in 2006. Beef exports from the South American country are seen reaching 3.44 million



A logo is seen at the headquarters of agricultural chemical maker Syngenta in Basel, Switzerland January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo

Brazil sues Syngenta for alleged environmental damage

Brazil's environmental agency IBAMA has sued Syngenta alleging the chemicals company caused "environmental damage" by producing and selling pesticides using much higher concentrations of a carcinogen than allowed under law, according to court documents seen by Reuters.