Brazil Archives - Page 62 of 64 - Manitoba Co-operator

Brazil soy exports likely to slow after fire near Santos port

By Caroline Stauffer, GFM Network News, Gustavo Bonato April 8, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil’s soy exports will likely slow because a six-day fire at a nearby fuel-storage facility has restricted access to Brazil’s largest port, Santos, a port official and the soy industry association Abiove said on Tuesday. Authorities have agreed to restrict truck access to some terminals at the port at least

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Brazilian beef exporters weigh WTO case against EU

By GFM Network News March 12, 2015

Brasilia | Reuters — Brazilian meat exporters are considering taking the European Union to the World Trade Organization to challenge restrictions on their beef shipments to one of the world’s top markets, the head of the country’s beef exporters association told Reuters. A new dispute could further harm trade ties frayed by an EU case

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat rises to one-week high on dry U.S. Plains

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen March 11, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 1.2 per cent to a one-week high on Wednesday, extending four-day gains to nearly four per cent on short-covering and concerns about dry weather in U.S. growing regions. Corn and soybeans also firmed, although renewed strength in the dollar capped rallies. At the Chicago Board of Trade,

Markets

Access to Brazil’s Itajai port to open as truck protest ends

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 5, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Protesters have agreed to open access to Brazil’s main poultry exporting port of Itajai in Santa Catarina state, the port said on Wednesday, ending a lingering flashpoint after a two-week truck drivers’ protest. A union of autonomous truck drivers agreed to the port’s proposal to raise payments for transporters inside

Markets

Brazil truck strike wanes; more soy gets to ports

By Caroline Stauffer, GFM Network News, Gustavo Bonato March 3, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Only a handful of roads remained blocked in Brazil on Tuesday as truck drivers focused their grievances on Brasilia and a key highway in top soy state Mato Grosso opened after two weeks of protests. There were seven protests over rising freight costs affecting federal highways, down from 18 on

Crops, Markets

PotashCorp buys stake in Heringer to expand in Brazil

By GFM Network News March 2, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, the world’s largest fertilizer company by market value, agreed on Monday to pay about $69.8 million for a 9.5 per cent stake in Brazilian rival Fertilizantes Heringer SA, the latest effort by PotashCorp to grow in Latin America’s largest economy. The deal, which is expected to

Markets

Brazil truckers continue some roadblocks after crackdown

By Caroline Stauffer, GFM Network News, Marcelo Teixeira March 2, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Striking truck drivers resumed some roadblocks in Brazil on Monday, disrupting grain and meat shipments to southern ports even as the government cracked down on protesters and promised to give new benefits to the transport sector. By mid-afternoon there were 23 road blockages in three southern states, down from 99

Crops, Markets

Some roads reopened in Brazil; truck strike persists

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 28, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Striking truckers lifted their blockade of dozens of highways in Brazil after police began fining and arresting protesters, though strike organizers said they had no plans to end their stoppage now in its 10th day. Road blockages were reported at 61 locations in six states on Friday, down from 88

Crops, Markets

Brazil warns of fines for striking truckers

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 26, 2015

Brasilia | Reuters –– Brazil’s Justice Minister Jose Eduardo Cardozo said Thursday the government would impose fines of between 5,000 and 10,000 reais (C$2,167 to $4,334) per hour on striking truckers who have blocked roads in key agricultural states for nine days. The planned fines come a day after the government attempted to negotiate an

Crops, Markets

Brazil truck strike grinds into second week, port access cleared

By GFM Network News, Marcelo Teixeira, Reese Ewing February 25, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Truckers staged nearly 100 roadblocks across Brazil’s farm belt on Wednesday as protests stretched into their eighth day, though access to the country’s biggest port was cleared after police clashed with protesters who had briefly halted traffic there. The steadily widening blockades have sparked growing fuel and supply shortages and

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

Brazil soy exports likely to slow after fire near Santos port

Brazilian beef exporters weigh WTO case against EU

U.S. grains: Wheat rises to one-week high on dry U.S. Plains

Access to Brazil’s Itajai port to open as truck protest ends

Brazil truck strike wanes; more soy gets to ports

PotashCorp buys stake in Heringer to expand in Brazil

Brazil truckers continue some roadblocks after crackdown

Some roads reopened in Brazil; truck strike persists

Brazil warns of fines for striking truckers

Brazil truck strike grinds into second week, port access cleared

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Sept. 5, 2025

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Latest Market News