Supply Chain - Brazil

Brazil’s JBS To Invest R$43m To Enhance Traceability In Cattle Supply Chain In Pará

Brazilian meatpacker JBS plans to invest R$43 million over the next three years to enhance transparency and traceability in its cattle supply chain in Par&...

Brazil's BRF To Up Direct Grain Purchases In Bid To Boost Traceability

Brazilian food processor BRF plans to increase its direct purchases of grain from farmers to 40% of its total by next year, as it seeks to increase control...

South America Will Account For 50% Of Global Beef Exports In Five Years, Minerva CEO Says

The South American region will account for 50% of global beef exports in five years, up from 40% presently, according to beefpacker Minerva's chief executi...

Sugar Prices Need To Rise To Balance Market, Says Louis Dreyfus

Logistics snags have 'trapped' sugar in top producer Brazil, meaning world prices need to rise above current 12-year highs in order to curb demand and bala...

JBS Reopens Brazil Beef Plant, Plans To Make It Latin America's Largest

JBS, the world's leading meatpacker, has reopened a large Brazilian beef unit in Diamantino, Mato Grosso state, which had been closed after a fire in June,...

JBS Facing Headwinds In The US, NY Listing Plans Pushed Back

JBS SA, the Brazil-based meat behemoth, is braced for challenging times in its home market as well as in the United States, where beef margins are pre...

Brazil Says EU Deforestation Rules Hamper Mercosur Trade Deal Negotiation

Brazilian officials said new legislation enacted by the European Union to ban the import of goods linked to deforestation was complicating negotiations of...