Chinese trader Cofco and other foreign players are interested in helping Brazil recover degraded farmland and reduce the carbon footprint of agriculture in one of the world's largest food producers, said Carlos Augustin, special adviser to Brazil's Agriculture Ministry.
Core inflation in the euro zone is likely to stay high for the rest of 2023, ECB policymaker Pablo Hernandez de Cos said on Monday, leaving the door open for further interest rate hikes.
The Brazilian Agriculture Ministry has banned the storage, sale and use of vaccines against foot-and-mouth disease in seven states, according to a statement on Thursday, as it seeks to boost Brazil's export prospects even more.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's inability to accompany a government mission to China frustrated meat industry lobbyists who had hoped his presence this week would help persuade Beijing to issue more export licenses for Brazilian companies, according to two sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity.