A new tool assesses deforestation and conversion of native vegetation at the farm level for soy production areas in the Cerrado, Brazil. It also includes Brazilian Forest Code related indicators and other compliance checks.
More sustainable and diverse cropping patterns are required to push transformative change in agri-food systems globally, according to keynote speakers at the 11th World Soybean Research Conference (WSRC) in Vienna last month.
The poultry sector is experiencing relief from high production costs as cheaper grains and oilseeds permeate poultry value chains, alleviating cost pressures on the industry and making chicken products more affordable for consumers, reports Rabobank....
A report by Mighty Earth, in partnership with Repórter Brasil and Instituto Centro de Vida (ICV), links US soy trader, Bunge, to the equivalent of 15,897 soccer fields of recent deforestation in the threatened Cerrado savannah in Brazil.
ClientEarth has filed a legal complaint against Cargill over what it claims is the US agribusiness giant’s failure to fully monitor soy-driven deforestation and human rights violations in Brazil.
A program funded by UK supermarkets - Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and Waitrose – has delivered 42,400 tons of verified deforestation and conversion free (DCF) soy into the supply chain from 32 participating farms located in the Cerrado region of Brazil.
The development of avian influenza (AI) is the big wild card for poultry trade in 2023; the disease poses an ongoing global threat, especially if Brazil's southern states are hit by outbreaks.
Vilomix, which is owned by Danish Agro, Agravis and Vestjyllands Andel, has inked a deal to acquire 75% of the Brazilian premix and minerals company, Vitamix Nutrição Animal, which owns factories in Brazil and also in Paraguay.
China will be a key focal point for the global beef market in 2023, as the country emerges from Covid lockdowns amid a slowing economic environment, according to a new report from Rabobank.
Feed mills in China are including more corn in their feed formulations as higher prices for wheat and sorghum reduce demand for those components, found a USDA report.
Global feed production remained steady in 2022 at 1.266 billion metric tons (BMT), despite significant macroeconomic challenges that affected the entire supply chain, finds the 12th Alltech global feed survey.
A USDA attaché report for Brazil has increased the 2022/23 forecast for the country’s soybean production to 153 million metric tons (MMT). It also revises upwards its soybean export estimate to 97MMT, a new record.
Global grain markets were under pressure at the start of the week, likely due to ongoing concerns surrounding the global economic outlook, improved weather conditions in South America and some pressure on short term Brent crude oil futures contracts,...
UK based Ocean 14 Capital has invested in excess of €10m (US$9.7m) to finance the entirety of Brazil based Tilabras’ growth plan - to expand production, continue its vertical integration and increase employment.
Supermarkets have been urged to end relationships with soy traders who allegedly continue to buy soy from suppliers contributing to deforestation in the Cerrado region of Brazil.
Leading soy traders have collectively developed a protocol to monitor and trace soybeans from indirect suppliers in the Cerrado, they have also initiated a financial scheme to incentivize sustainable land use practices.
Bunge reports that it has exceeded its non-deforestation targets for monitoring and traceability of soybean crops from its indirect supply chain in the Brazilian Cerrado.
Greenpeace Netherlands said that, during a period of 18 hours, over 60 activists from all over Europe, volunteering with the NGO, were able to block a mega-ship arriving in the Netherlands with 60 million kilos of soy from Brazil.
MEP Christophe Hansen's new ENVI report amending the proposal to end imported deforestation into the EU for certain commodities has been praised by industry and some environmentalists, but not all.
In what has been a mixed day for markets, weather forecasts for large parts of US winter wheat are now once again showing little beneficial rainfall over the next week and uncertainty remains around crop conditions, say UK-based agri-commodity specialists.
Palm oil production is set to recover next year in Malaysia, while soybean production in Brazil is forecast to reach record levels. Although, La Niña is set to play a critical part in the ultimate outcome of the latter, said the CRM Agri team.
An investigation by Global Witness alleges that global commodity traders, ADM, Bunge and Cargill, are dealing in ‘conflict-tainted soy’ sourced from powerful agricultural producers in Brazil.
JBS, one of the world’s largest food companies, has signed a deal with DSM to implement a development program based on the Dutch group’s feed additive, Bovaer, with the goal of reducing enteric methane emissions from beef cattle.
This week started in a slightly bearish way, with data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) indicating that, post-WASDE, managed money funds had been reducing the number of long positions held across corn, wheat and soybeans, reported...
AB Vista is to become an exclusive distributor in the US, Brazil and Thailand of an Avivagen product designed to reduced antibiotic use in poultry, swine, ruminants, and aquaculture.
Agrifirm has been busy globally and domestically in recent weeks, tapping into the major e-commerce trend in China, expanding in Brazil and investigating ways to reduce methane emissions in a new research partnership in the Netherlands.
China’s hog prices sharply declined in the first six months of 2021, to levels lower than imported pork prices. This dramatic change in China, the world’s largest pork importer, will impact the global market, says Rabobank.
The destruction of ecosystems in Brazil endangers local soy agriculture: Researchers, in a new paper, have calculated that extreme heat costs losses in soy revenue, up to US$3.55bm annually due to drier conditions.
A lack of long-term funding continues to hinder the implementation of national action plans on reducing antimicrobial resistance (AMR), says the OECD in new report.
The new lead at ProTerra Foundation has spent the past two years democratizing its standard, boosting its standing with NGOs and industry stakeholders in the process.
