Agri-Business
Brazilian beef with banned growth hormone entered Irish market
128kg of Brazilian beef that contained a banned growth promoting hormone entered the Irish market, the Food Safety Authority of...
Brazil
Beef
2025 beef exports from Brazil to exceed 3m tonnes for first time
Exports of beef from Brazil for 2025 are likely to be in excess of three million tonnes for the first...
Beef
Brazilian beef sector pushing to align with global standards
There has been a rise in demand from Brazilian beef producers for more reliable beef genetics with semen sales for...
Agri Politics
UK and Brazil launch partnership for fertiliser sustainability
The UK and Brazil have launched a partnership to tackle the environmental impact and embrace the economic opportunities of fertilisers....
N.Ireland
FFA requests meeting with NI agriculture minister on NAP
Farmers for Action (FFA) has requested a meeting with Stormont agriculture minister, Andrew Muir to discuss Northern Ireland’s new Nutrient...
Agri-Business
Case New Holland digs in for 2025 as sales fall
Case New Holland (CNH) has reported a dramatic fall in sales for the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, with consolidated...
Agri-Business
BSAS Conference: Brazil ‘not destroying forestry’ for agriculture
“It’s not true that we are destroying forestry and vegetation” – this was the message from Prof. Dr. Lucio Francelino...
Arable
South American weather patterns now impacting UK grain prices
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that South American weather patterns are now impacting UK grain market...
Agri-Business
EuroChem opens $1bn phosphate fertiliser complex in Brazil
Switzerland-based fertiliser producer EuroChem has officially opened a new phosphate fertiliser production facility in Brazil. With a total investment of...
Agri-Business
Brazilian agricultural exports hit record $166.5bn in 2023
Brazilian agricultural exports reached a record US$166.55 billion in 2023, according to data from the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and...
Agri-Business
Report: Brazil expected to reach record levels of beef production
Brazil is expected to reach record levels of beef production in 2024, according to a new report today (Tuesday, November...
Arable
Mankind will require additional crop land equal to Brazil’s by 2030
A new report is indicating that additional crop land, equivalent to that already farmed in Brazil, will be required over...
Agri-Business
Fonterra and Nestlé complete sale of dairy joint venture in Brazil
Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd has confirmed that the sale of Fonterra and Nestlé’s dairy joint venture in Brazil is now...
Agri-Business
Brazil expecting record soya bean harvest
The grain harvest in Brazil for the 2023/24 season could reach an estimated 288 million tonnes (317.5 million tons), according...
Agri-Business
US corn exports drop by 34% as competition increases
As the end of the marketing year for corn and soybeans draws to a close, a report published this week...
Agri-Business
140t of illegal pesticides seized in Brazil
Around 140t of imported pesticides have been seized by authorities in Brazil during the country’s largest ever operation targeting illegal...
Environment
Brazil and 7 other Amazon nations agree anti-deforestation pledge
Eight countries in South America in which the Amazon Rainforest is located – including Brazil – have agreed a pledge...
Arable
US corn prices drop by 18% as harvest increases
Corn prices in the US in July dropped by 18% from a late June peak due to a strong harvest,...
