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Brazilian grain trucker blockade continues, threatens harvest

By GFM Network News, Gustavo Bonato February 20, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Truckers protesting high diesel prices in Brazil used road blocks to restrict the flow of soy, corn and other commodities in a key grain-growing region for a third day on Friday, threatening what is expected to be a record harvest. A group of transport companies and independent truckers are blocking

Crops

Regulator clears Brazil agribusiness’ takeover of railway

By GFM Network News February 12, 2015

Brasilia | Reuters — Brazil’s antitrust regulator Cade on Wednesday approved the takeover of the country’s main railway operator America Latina Logistica SA by Cosan Logistica SA, with restrictions to protect against unfair market advantages. The lead Cade investigator on the case, Gilvandro de Araujo, said restrictions on the merger would include guarantees of third-party

Crops, Markets

Brazil’s grain traders fear monopoly if rail merger allowed

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 9, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil’s grain industry association, Abiove, said on Monday the takeover of the main railway operator America Latina Logistica (ALL) by Rumo, the logistic arm of the biggest sugar and ethanol producer Cosan, could create a monopoly and hurt competition. Cade, Brazil’s antitrust agency, is due to rule Wednesday on the

Beef cattle, Opinion

A new strategy for developing Canada’s beef sector

This strategy is about how we can work together to best position our industry to compete for a larger share  of the world market and to become the high-quality beef product of choice in the world

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 19, 2015

The following is an excerpt from the executive summary from the recently released document “Investing in a strong future for Canada’s beef industry,” which maps out an aggressive strategy for industry development both short and long term. The full document can be found at: www.beefstrategy.com. The Canadian beef industry is at a pivotal point in time.

Crops, Markets

Brazil says key soy road won’t be paved until 2016

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 13, 2015

Brasilia | Reuters –– An important road for soy and corn shipments linking to ports in northern Brazil will not be paved until 2016, the country’s transport minister said on Tuesday. President Dilma Rousseff said last year that the highway, known as BR-163, would be ready by mid-2015 as the government tries to relieve crowded

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Brazil exported 3.3 per cent more beef in 2014, industry says

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 8, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil, the world’s top beef exporter, shipped 1.56 million tonnes of meat abroad in 2014, 3.3 per cent more than it did in 2013, industry association Abiec said on Thursday. Volumes exported were near the 2007 record of 1.62 million tonnes. Beef exports by value were a record US$7.2 billion

Livestock, News

Lowering greenhouse gas emissions from cattle

Economic incentives are needed to get producers on board, according to ruminant research scientist

By Meghan Mast December 9, 2014

There would be both winners and losers if the world followed Tim McAllister’s advice on how to lower greenhouse gas emissions from methane-belching bovines. “If we really wanted to reduce emissions we should be looking at identifying which areas in the world can produce ruminant products with the least amount of emissions and focusing production

Livestock, Markets

Brazil regulator lifts suspension of JBS Foods’ IPO

By GFM Network News, Reuters December 2, 2014

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil securities regulator CVM on Tuesday lifted its suspension of the initial public offering for JBS SA’s processed food unit, JBS Foods, as long as the company holds off taking orders for investment until after Christmas. CVM suspended the share offering Nov. 24, after the company’s CEO breached regulations by

Beef cattle, Opinion

Editorial: Winning at the WTO for real

By Laura Rance-Unger November 3, 2014

Canadian livestock producers won something to crow about but little else in the latest WTO ruling to support their claim that the U.S. mandatory country-of-origin labelling rules are unfair and discriminatory. The ruling was accompanied by the now-familiar volley of press releases from Canadian livestock and meat producers, and more sabre-rattling by federal politicians about

Crops, Oilseeds

Brazil Claims Soybean Export Crown

November 17, 2011

CHICAGO / SAO PAULO / REUTERS Brazil will wrest the mantle of the wor ld s top soybean exporter from the United States in the coming year, in the latest sign of America s slowly diminishing role in global food trade. Just months after data showed the United States would supply less than half of

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

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