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.
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.
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.
Despite concern about US tariffs, Brazilian fruit exports had another record-breaking year in 2025. Now the sector sets its sights across the Atlantic.
As the global cocoa market struggles with high prices and lower output, Brazil wants to recover some of its past glory as a top producer. But 2025 was not a good year.
The Brazilian government has accessed over 500 new agricultural markets in the past three years, in an attempt to diversify its export mix beyond soybeans and China.
