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China Port Warns Public After Coronavirus Found In Brazilian Chicken Wings

A sample of frozen chicken wings imported into the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen from Brazil has tested positive for coronavirus, the city government h...

Carrefour Raises Cost Savings Goal As First-Half Core Profits Rise

Carrefour on Tuesday raised its goal for cost savings under its strategic overhaul plan as Europe's largest retailer delivered savings of €480 mi...

China Halts Imports From Two More Brazil Meat Plants Amid COVID-19 Concerns

China has suspended imports from two Brazilian pork plants owned by meatpackers JBS SA and BRF SA, according to the Chinese customs authority, as it c...

Sugar Shipping Rush In Brazil Amid COVID Surge Causes Vessel Logjam

More than 70 ships are lined up at Brazil's port of Santos to load sugar for export in a queue that may take a month to clear after buyers worldwide scramb...

Brazilian Retail Tycoon Diniz Praises Local Supermarkets' Response

Brazilian retail veteran and Carrefour SA board member Abílio Diniz has said that retailers in Brazil were faster than those in some European countr...

Brazil Coffee Harvest Lags As Pandemic Impacts Fieldwork: Report

Brazilian coffee growers picked 13% of expected 2020 production by 19 May, a slower pace than in the previous year and below the historical average for thi...

Kerry Group Cuts Brazil Workforce As COVID-19 Hits Demand, Says Union

Irish food and ingredients giant Kerry Group is reducing headcount in Brazil as a response to changes in the marketplace caused by the outbreak o...

Brazil's GPA Posts Q1 Loss As Overhaul Costs Outweigh Better Sales

Brazilian food retailer GPA SA has reported a quarterly net loss of 130 million reais (€20.4 million), as costs related to the acquisition of Colombia...