Two of Brazil’s largest meat producers, BRF and Marfrig, are close to a merger that will further consolidate the country’s protein market.
The agribusiness sector has long supported far-right politics in Brazil. But now it is taking a tariff hit motivated by former President Jair Bolsonaro’s push to evade a criminal conviction.
In a bid to deepen its strategic ties, Brazil is striking new deals to export its agricultural know-how to African nations.
A wave of startups is reshaping how farmers access credit, a financial segment that public banks have long dominated with subsidized loans
Brazilian organic agricultural production has grown 150% since 2013, but it is still far from fulfilling the country’s potential.
Trump’s new tariffs could deliver a huge blow to some key segments of agriculture, the one sector in which Brazil actually has a surplus with the US.
While the federal government debates how to impose a cattle traceability system, the state of Mato Grosso — host of the World Meat Congress — opts for a private ‘Green Passport’
The Harvest Plan is Brazil’s main rural credit program, helping prop up the country’s crucial agriculture sector.
Brazil is reclaiming its status as free of bird flu after containing its first confirmed case in commercial production. How did it manage to keep the disease out of its large-scale producers?
As producers try to expand Brazil’s niche teak wood sector, they turn to livestock farmers for partnerships to grow output without expanding land area
DDGs are important feed supplements for animal farming, and Brazil is looking to start selling its sizeable production to China
Brazilian researchers have tested techniques for alternating between livestock, crops and timber production, in an attempt to increase productivity and lower the carbon footprint of farming
Regulators are trying to ensure the enforcement of a 2020 biofuel policy, in a move that pits powerful agricultural players against Brazilian fuel distributors
Brazil’s first case of bird flu in commercial chicken farming is set to end the country’s expanding export streak — which was boosted in the first place by disease outbreaks in other regions
The number of active agricultural technology startups in Brazil grew 25% since 2020, but remained stagnant last year as more mature firms gobbled up most of the capital
Nearly half of plant diseases affecting Brazilian crops could become more dangerous with climate change, according to a new study
Brazilian beef sector was bolstered and transformed by Chinese demand in the past decade, with effects both to the country’s domestic market and the environment. What impacts could a new trade war bring?
About 11% of soybean seeds used by Brazilian farmers are uncertified, according to a new study. Patents and royalties for genetically engineered varieties remain the subject of ongoing legal battles
Brazil’s agribusiness is hiring at record levels, but most jobs are now in services and industry. Mechanization and the dominance of commodities are pushing small farmers out of business
Brazil’s top egg producers — Mantiqueira, now partially owned by JBS, and Global Eggs, soon-to-be owner of Hillandale Farms — are taking their operations to the US
Drone use for agriculture in Brazil is growing rapidly, and regulators are trying to catch up to the trends
Brazilian government gets the technical go-ahead for its plan to increase the ethanol share in gasoline, while the biofuel sector faces looming larger US tariffs
Brazilian agro is poised for another record-breaking grain harvest this year, but logistical bottlenecks threaten to blunt the benefits
Brazilian agriculture benefited from the US and China’s last tariff dispute. What are the opportunities this time around?
Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, is seeing a surge in demand for cheaper, unregulated alternatives as global prices soar
