Brazil Agro | The Brazilian Report

For all things agriculture, Brazil Agro covers the food security insights that shape global markets.

Brazil Agro

Jun 1, 2026

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6 min read

🍺 Hop crops

Brazil is one of the world's largest beer producers, but it needs to import nearly all of the hops used in the process. Researchers want to change that

Letícia Arcoverde

Brazil Agro

May 25, 2026

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6 min read

🥩 Beef bans

Restrictions from the European Union and China have raised major concerns for the Brazilian beef sector, which has struggled to break into other promising markets.

Letícia Arcoverde

Brazil Agro

May 18, 2026

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5 min read

⛽ Not all biofuels are created equal

In a market dominated by sugarcane and corn, new projects in Brazil are trying to produce ethanol from sources like wheat and soybean.

Letícia Arcoverde

Brazil Agro

May 11, 2026

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5 min read

🚜 Rage against the (foreign) machine

Brazilian farmers are buying fewer homegrown machines as shrinking margins and a wave of cheaper imports from India and China reshape the market

Letícia Arcoverde

Brazil Agro

May 4, 2026

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5 min read

🌾 Turn up the wheat

Brazil is on track for one of its smallest wheat harvests in five years, sharply increasing its import needs — and it may not be able to lean entirely on its largest trade partner to fill the gap

Letícia Arcoverde

Brazil Agro

Apr 27, 2026

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6 min read

⛽ Pump up the soybeans

Brazil is betting on its biofuel industry to weather the storm caused by rising fuel prices

Letícia Arcoverde

Brazil Agro

Apr 20, 2026

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5 min read

🌱 Fertilizer homecoming

Brazil’s state-controlled oil giant Petrobras left the fertilizer business a decade ago. Now, it wants back in.

Letícia Arcoverde

Brazil Agro

Apr 13, 2026

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8 min read

🧬 Genetic diplomacy

Brazil’s genetics prowess and similar climatic conditions have made its cattle a much sought after asset in West Africa.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Agro

Apr 6, 2026

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9 min read

🚢 Race to the top

The US is the world's largest agricultural exporter, but Brazil is ready to snatch pole position. However, the two countries’ export baskets differ greatly.

Letícia Arcoverde

Brazil Agro

Mar 30, 2026

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9 min read

🧪 Replacing chemicals

A regulatory overhaul is reshaping Brazil's bioinputs market, and the numbers are beginning to show it.

Letícia Arcoverde

Brazil Agro

Mar 23, 2026

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10 min read

🥛 Crying over imported milk

Brazilian milk producers have gone sour on imports, as more and more of the powdered stuff is being bought from abroad.

Letícia Arcoverde

Brazil Agro

Mar 16, 2026

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11 min read

🚜 Brazilian agro and the Iran war

Rising fuel prices are worrying Brazilian farmers. Fertilizer purchases could become a new pressure point in the coming months.

Letícia Arcoverde

Brazil Agro

Mar 9, 2026

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10 min read

🕋 Brazil's halal jitters

Brazil dominates the global halal exports market, but new turbulence in the Middle East is putting the booming sector to the test.

Letícia Arcoverde

Brazil Agro

Mar 2, 2026

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10 min read

🍭 Sugar low

As global supply surges, sugar prices have dropped to a five-year low. We take a look at how that affects Brazil, the world’s largest producer of the commodity.

Letícia Arcoverde

Brazil Agro

Feb 23, 2026

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11 min read

😰 On shaky ground

One of the world’s largest sugar and ethanol players is struggling with rising debt. Its executives reacted by promising more divestments and a potential capital injection.

Letícia Arcoverde

Brazil Agro

Feb 16, 2026

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9 min read

☣️ Farm biohazard

Brazilian farmers may be using more pesticides than necessary, with consequences not only for the environment and human health — but also for their own earnings.

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