TheBeefSite Latest News: Brazil
21 September 2015
Brazilian Cattle Genetics Get Green LightBRAZIL – An agreement has been reached to allow semen and embryos to pass into the Dominican Republic....
28 August 2015
Brazil to Export Stocker Cattle to TurkeyBRAZIL – Health officials granted Brazil permission to ship live store (stocker) cattle to Turkey last week. ...
20 August 2015
Brazil to Be Biggest Beef Producer in Five YearsBRAZIL – Brazilians are confident of muscling the US off world beef's top spot by becoming the biggest beef producer by 2020....
24 July 2015
Brazil Added Poland and Now Must Farm SmarterBRAZIL – Agricultural land expanded by 33 million hectares between 1990 and 2010 in Brazil and now the challenge is to drive for productivity and sustainability....
21 July 2015
Myanmar Opens Market to Brazilian Poultry, BeefBRAZIL - The Myanmar government has approved imports of Brazilian beef and poultry, Brazil's minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Supply Katia Abreu announced on Wednesday....
13 July 2015
Heifer Retention Pushes Brazilian Cattle Slaughter DownBRAZIL – A fall in heifer slaughter is behind a year on year reduction in Brazilian cattle slaughter....
09 July 2015
Brazil Moves Closer to Reopening Japanese Beef AccessBRAZIL – Talks to reopen market assess for Brazilian beef into the Japanese market advanced another step this week, with inspections now scheduled for August....
26 May 2015
China Access Grows Again for Brazilian SlaughterhousesBRAZIL – Brazil will soon have 26 meat plants authorized to export to China, potentially worth $520 million in annual sales, the government announced last week....
22 May 2015
China-Brazil in Bilateral Trade DealBRAZIL - China and Brazil are to step up action on a bilateral trade agreement....
21 May 2015
Brazil Looks for Beef Export Recovery in Second Half of YearBRAZIL - The Brazilian beef industry saw a turnover of US$ 447 million in exports in April with shipments of more than 107,000 tonnes, boosted by an increase of shipments to Russia, Venezuela, Iran and Algeria....
15 May 2015
JBS Sees Sharp Rise in ProfitsBRAZIL – Brazilian based beef and food processing giant JBS has reported a 57.6 per cent rise in operating profit, EBIDTA, for the first quarter of the year reaching R$ 2.76 billion (reais)....
10 April 2015
Brazilian Calf Prices Close March at Record LevelBRAZIL - Calf prices reached record high prices in Brazil, according to the Brazilian government market analysts Cepea....
23 March 2015
High FMD Vaccination Rate in BrazilBRAZIL - Brazil managed to immunise more than 97.8 per cent of cattle and buffalo against Foot and Mouth Disease throughout the country, results from the second phase of a vaccination campaign in 2014 show....
09 March 2015
Truckers’ Strike Hits Brazilian Meat TradeBRAZIL - A strike by truck drivers that started in February has hit meat production and trade across Brazil according to the government market analysts Cepa....
03 March 2015
Brazilian Land Appreciates Over 600 Per CentBRAZIL – Farmland prices in central Brazil have increased by nearly 700 per cent since 2002, with mean increases above 300 per cent....
02 March 2015
BRF Sees Sales Profits RiseBRAZIL - Brazilian meat, poultry and dairy processing giant BRF saw net income more than double in 2014 reaching R $ 2.2 billion, an increase of 109.4 per cent compared to the previous year....
18 February 2015
Brazilian Beef Quotes Almost Fifth HigherBRAZIL - Despite decreases in January, average Brazilian beef quotes in February are 19.5 per cent higher than in the same period of 2014....
05 February 2015
Brazil Seeking More Agriculture Trade with ChinaBRAZIL - The Chinese market is vital to the growth of Brazil's agricultural sector, and the country plans to focus on expanding exports to the world's second-biggest economy, newly elected Brazilian Agriculture Minister Katia Abreu said....
03 February 2015
MSD Offers Technical Education on Sustainable Beef Practices in BrazilANALYSIS - MSD Animal Health's portfolio of products is only part of the service they provide to cattle producers in Brazil. Now they are sharing technical information and management techniques through e-learning, field days, meetings and practical curriculum...
02 February 2015
Embrapas GAP Beef Cattle Program Focuses on Sustainable On-farm PracticesANALYSIS - Embrapa's Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Beef Cattle program is a set of practices describing activities that should be applied on-farm, in association with measures to guarantee health, well-being and safety of workers. ...
21 January 2015
Marfrig Appoints New Chief ExecutiveBRAZIL - Martin Secco Arias has been appointed CEO of Marfrig Global Foods following the resignation of his predecessor, Sergio Rial....
14 January 2015
Brazilian Agriculture Exported $6.77 billion in DecemberBRAZIL - Brazilian agriculture exported $6.77 billion in December. Between January and December 2014, the amount reached was $96.75 billion....
09 January 2015
Drought and Exports Vamp Up Brazilian Cattle PricesBRAZIL – Deteriorating pasture across many regions and more marketing opportunities abroad have kept cattle supplies tight in Brazil, where all segments of cattle reached record prices last month....
07 January 2015
Brazil Appoints First Female Minister of AgricultureBRAZIL - In a ceremony held on Monday 5 January, at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA), Senator Katia Abreu took over from the former minister, Neri Geller, as the Minister of Agriculture....
19 December 2014
Brazilian Cattle Slaughter Down in Third QuarterBRAZIL - Brazilian cattle slaughter during the third quarter fell by 4.5 per cent year-on-year and one per cent on the previous quarter, to 8.5 million head, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geographic and Statistics (IBGE) quarterly survey....
16 December 2014
Brazilian Genomics Shaves Weeks of TB DetectionBRAZIL – Two breakthroughs have reduced tuberculosis testing waiting times on bovine samples from three months to two days....
26 November 2014
BRF Adopts New Animal Welfare PracticesBRAZIL - Brazilian meat and food processor BRF has joined forces with international animal welfare organisation, World Animal Protection, to improve animal welfare practices in its supply and production chain....
20 November 2014
China, Saudi Arabia End Brazil Meat EmbargoBRAZIL – Brazil’s meat plants will have access to Saudi Arabia and China reopened next month....
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