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Brazil’s Rural Society contests limits on foreign land purchases

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 16, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil’s Rural Society, a group representing large- and medium-scale farmers, filed a case with the country’s Supreme Court on Thursday seeking to overturn restrictions on the amount of land foreigners can purchase. The attorney general’s office tightened restrictions on foreign land ownership in Brazil in 2010, an action that officials […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

Brazil soy exports likely to slow after fire near Santos port

By GFM Network News 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 […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

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 […] Read more

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

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

By GFM Network News 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, […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

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

By Reuters, GFM Network News 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 […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Brazil truck strike wanes; more soy gets to ports

By GFM Network News 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 […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

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 […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Brazil truckers continue some roadblocks after crackdown

By GFM Network News 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 […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

Some roads reopened in Brazil; truck strike persists

By Reuters, GFM Network News 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 […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Brazil warns of fines for striking truckers

By Reuters, GFM Network News 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 […] Read more

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat higher, U.S. futures down

Universal Ostrich Farm loses CFIA cull appeal

French maize ratings slip again; wheat harvest complete

GFM Network News

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat higher, U.S. futures down

Universal Ostrich Farm loses CFIA cull appeal

French maize ratings slip again; wheat harvest complete

Tag Archives Brazil

Brazil’s Rural Society contests limits on foreign land purchases

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

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