India's palm oil imports peak in June
India's palm oil imports rose by 3% in June from the previous month, reaching a six-month high, due to strong refinery demand for upcoming festivals and the oil's discount to rival products in negotiations, five said. traders told Reuters. The increase in purchases of […]
China: Record soybean imports in July
China is expected to import record volumes of soybeans in July, attracted by lower prices and the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the presidency and reigniting trade tensions between Beijing and the US, which was once China's main supplier of the oilseed. The world's largest soybean importer recorded higher volumes in […]
Brazil surpasses the USA in cotton exports
Brazil has officially become the world’s largest cotton exporter, surpassing the United States for the first time, a target set for 2030 but achieved before the end of the 2023/2024 marketing year. The 75th meeting of the Cotton Production Chain Sector Chamber celebrated the achievement during the XXI Anea Cotton Dinner, in Comandatuba, Bahia. […]
Crisis in Bolivia: Political and economic tensions
Since the beginning of the year, Bolivia has been facing political and economic problems that drew attention due to several protests that closed the border and mobilized the country, attracting international attention. In 2006, Evo Morales took power with a more leftist bias, bringing policies of income redistribution and nationalization of companies, […]
Challenge in fine cocoa production: Labor shortage
Brazil's early cocoa harvest officially began in May and despite the correction in prices, the scenario is still favorable for the cocoa producer, who now faces another difficulty: finding labor to continue work in the field, which could bring impacts on the production of quality cocoa in […]
Brazil leads cotton exports for the first time, according to Anea
With about a month to go before the end of the 2023/24 commercial year for North American cotton, the assessment is consolidated that Brazil will assume global leadership in the export of cotton for the first time, ending a decades-long reign of the United States United. According to the president of the National Association of Cotton Exporters (Anea), Miguel […]
Tax crisis: How MP 1,227/2024 affects biodiesel
In June 2024, the federal government issued Provisional Measure (MP) No. 1,227, with the aim of offsetting the financial impacts of the payroll tax exemption for companies and municipalities. This MP imposed significant restrictions on the offset of PIS/Pasep and Cofins credits, limiting the use of these credits to deduct only […]
Finland begins world's first vaccination against bird flu
Finland plans to offer preventative bird flu vaccinations as early as next week to some workers exposed to animals, health authorities said on Tuesday, becoming the first country in the world to do so. The Nordic country purchased vaccines for 10,000 people, each consisting of two injections, as part of a joint […]
Heat wave impacts harvests in Eastern Europe
A heatwave expected to spread across Europe this week is likely to hit summer crops hard in the southeast, but it is good news for farmers on the other side of the region after prolonged rains flooded fields and stunted crop growth. plants, according to analysts. Meteorologists predict temperatures […]
