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Smoke billows during a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Humaita, Amazonas State, Brazil on Aug. 14, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino)

As Amazon burns, Bolsonaro tells rest of world not to interfere

By Anthony Boadle, Stephen Eisenhammer August 22, 2019

Brasilia/Sao Paulo | Reuters — Amid growing international criticism over wildfires raging through the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday admitted farmers could be illegally setting the rainforest alight but told foreign powers not to interfere. French President Emmanuel Macron and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres both took to Twitter to express their […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Brazil ag ministry, police say meat problems not widespread

By Stephen Eisenhammer March 21, 2017

Lapa, Brazil | Reuters — Brazil’s federal police and agriculture ministry said late Tuesday that sanitary and corruption problems found in the nation’s meatpacking industry were isolated incidents, an attempt to tamp down a scandal that has led the Latin American nation’s biggest export markets to ban its meats. Since police launched raids on processing […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Vale sells fertilizer unit to Mosaic

By Gustavo Bonato, Stephen Eisenhammer December 19, 2016

Brasilia/Sao Paulo | Reuters — Vale SA’s US$2.5 billion sale of its fertilizer business to Mosaic Co., the latest step in the Brazilian iron ore miner’s strategy to reduce debt, also makes it the U.S. company’s biggest shareholder. Mosaic, which made the deal to improve its access to Brazil’s vast agricultural markets, will pay $1.25 […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy futures top $16 for first time since 2012

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Eastern drought zones set for livestock tax deferrals

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend rally as beef prices climb

U.S. grains: Soy futures top $16 for first time since 2012

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