TheCattleSite Latest News: Brazil
24 January 2022
Brazil meatpacker Minerva receives US export authorisationAuthorisation was granted to its Sao Paulo plant...
17 January 2022
14 January 2022
Brazilian meatpacker Minerva considers switch to NasdaqThe company is considering a change in domicile as well...
13 January 2022
12 January 2022
20 December 2021
Brazilian dairy experienced uncertainty in input pricesIn July, the cost of concentrated feed for dairy herds had shown a strong international rise. The concentrated mixture (corn plus soybean meal in the ratio of 70% and 30%) reached US$ 0.34 per kg in May, an increase of 51.4% compared to the 2018-2020...
09 December 2021
Eurasian Union opened new quotas for meat imports at zero tariffThe Eurasian Economic Union (UEA) recently approved the expansion of quotas for imports, with zero tariff, of beef and pork destined for processing, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture. The bloc comprises Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan...
08 December 2021
07 December 2021
Brazil keen to supply halal food market It is already the world's biggest exporter and producer of halal meats ...
12 November 2021
Brazil ag ministry denies Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease related to beef consumptionThe investigation into the cause is ongoing...
11 November 2021
JBS SA third-quarter net income exceeds analysts' expectationsGrowth attributed to the strength of its United States meat business, exports to China and higher domestic food sales...
09 November 2021
China drives Brazilian beef export growth...but for how long?In the year to the end of September, Brazil exported 1.27 million tonnes of fresh and frozen beef, 1.5% more than was shipped during the same period a year ago, writes Hannah Clarke, AHDB Livestock Analyst....
05 November 2021
JBS partners with DSM to cut cow methane emissions globally with feed additiveJBS SA, the world's largest meatpacker, on Thursday announced a partnership with health and nutrition company Royal DSM with the goal of reducing methane emissions on its global supply chains....
02 November 2021
Second stage of Brazil's campaign against FMD started Nov 1The second stage of Brazil's national vaccination campaign against foot-and-mouth disease in 2021 started November 1st, according to the Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture. ...
29 October 2021
Profits for Brazil’s Marfrig more than double in Q3 2021Marfrig Global Foods has reported a net income of 1.67 billion reais for the third quarter, an increase of 148.7% on the same period last year....
28 October 2021
Brazil’s beef shipments to China after embargo were blocked on arrivalShipments of Brazilian beef have been stopped from entering China due to an embargo in place since two cases of mad cow disease were reported in the South American nation in early September....
08 October 2021
Audit finds that JBS purchased over 300,000 cattle from “irregular” farms in the AmazonA 2020 audit of JBS reveals that the meat processor bought 301,000 cattle , nearly one third of their supply, from ranches with “irregularities” such as illegal deforestation....
Labor court confirms that JBS must reinstate indigenous workers in Brazil plantA labor court in Santa Catarina has confirmed an injunction ordering JBS SA, the world's largest meatpacker, to reinstate about 40 indigenous people dismissed after May 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic started to ravage meat plants in Brazil....
07 October 2021
Brazil’s environment minister hopes to boost image at COP26Brazil, under fire for failing to stop destruction of the Amazon rainforest, plans to show the world at next month's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) that it can fight climate change while remaining a top agricultural powerhouse, says...
27 September 2021
Brazil’s antitrust regulator gives Marfrig acquisition of BRF the green lightCade, Brazil’s antitrust regulator has approved with no restrictions Marfrig’s acquisition of a 33.6% stake of BRF....
Brazil's Bolsonaro says UK's Johnson sought “emergency” food deal UK embassy differsBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whom he met this week in New York, asked him for an "emergency" agreement to supply a food product that is lacking in Britain....
14 September 2021
What does China banning Brazilian beef mean for the global beef and pork markets?Last week Brazil banned exports of beef to China due to two atypical cases of BSE, writes AHDB's Rebecca Wright. ...
09 September 2021
DSM receives first full market authorizations for methane-reducing feed additive Bovaer® for beef, dairy in Brazil, ChileRoyal DSM, a global science-based company active in nutrition, health and sustainable living, has received full regulatory approval from the Brazilian and Chilean authorities to commercialize Bovaer®, its novel methane-reducing feed additive for ruminants....
04 September 2021
Brazil halts China exports after confirming two BSE cases in meat plantsBrazil, the world's largest beef exporter, has suspended beef exports to its No. 1 customer China after confirming two cases of "atypical" bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in two separate domestic meat plants, the Brazilian agriculture ministry...
03 September 2021
Brazil’s Supreme Court weighs landmark case on indigenous land rightsBrazil's Supreme Court heard arguments for and against a cut-off date for land claims that indigenous people say are vital for their survival, while the government advocated for legal certainty for farmers in the agricultural powerhouse....
Brazil’s soy farmers are hoarding their crops in hopes that prices will riseBrazilian soybean farmers are keeping their crops instead of selling them because they expect prices to rise further as global supplies tighten, according to brokers, buyers and sellers in the world’s largest producer and exporter of the oilseed....
02 September 2021
Brazil investigates suspected case of mad cow diseaseBrazil’s agriculture ministry said on 1 September that it is investigating a suspected case of mad cow disease....
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