Japan has temporarily suspended imports of chicken from Brazil's Santa Catarina state after the confirmation of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) case in a backyard chicken, Brazilian meat lobby ABPA said on Monday, creating a new headache for the country's meat.
China, the world's biggest soybean importer, is likely to buy a larger volume of the oilseed from Brazil than usual for September to December, three trade sources said, as prices of new-crop U.S. shipments rise on expectations of lower supply.
Toronto Ontario-based mining company Largo Inc said on Saturday that an employee had died due to an accident at the chemical plant on a mine in Brazil.