Raw sugar futures steadied on Monday after surging 5.6 percent in the first three minutes of trade in a knee-jerk reaction to a sugar warehouse fire at top grower Brazil's Santos port.
Brazilian food company BRF SA signed a binding agreement with Alyasra Foods to acquire 75 percent of Alyasra's frozen-food distribution business, according to a statement on Monday.
The maker of Budweiser, Stella Artois and Corona beers experienced a sharp surge in sales in Brazil during the World Cup with the month-long contest leading to consumption of an extra 140 million liters or 2 million barrels.
At SIG Combibloc’s Brazilian packaging plant, an extrusion line has now been put into operation which laminates unprocessed cardboard for the company’s carton packs on-site.
Due to the arrival of freezing winter temperatures, the production of Brazilian Formosa papaya is estimated to be lower in July, as the fruit ripening is slower in this period.
The Brazilian Enterprise for Agricultural Research (Embrapa) has launched SISALERT, a warning system that reports the threat of mildew and powdery mildew
GPA SA , Brazil's biggest retailer, expects the gross profit margin of its food business to remain at the level seen in the second quarter, executives said on Thursday.
FIPPPA, the Animal Protein Production and Processing Expo, will have its launch from 28 to 30 April 2015 at the Expo Trade Convention Center in Curitiba (PR), Brazil.
Tetra Pak®, the world leader in food processing and packaging solutions, has completed a €65 million upgrade for its packaging material plant in Ponta Grossa, Brazil.
Tetra Pak®, the world leader in food processing and packaging solutions, has announced the completion of a €65 million upgrade for its packaging material plant in Ponta Grossa, Brazil.
Coffee futures plunged 5.7 percent to a 20-week low on speculation that demand will ease as more supplies become available from Brazil, the world’s top producer and exporter.
Soybean stockpiles in Brazil, the world’s top exporter, have declined from last year even after farmers harvested a record crop because of increasing demand from overseas buyers, Oil World said.
Despite a dip in production from the two largest orange-producing regions in Brazil, the fresh orange crop for the 2014-2015 season is expected to be larger than the one from the previous season.
Brazilian cattle slaughter during the first quarter of 2014 rose 2.9 per cent year-on-year, to 8.36 million head, but was down 5.9 per cent on the previous quarter.