Bovine plasma: Sustainable and high-performance nutrition
Have you ever thought that blood collected at slaughter could become a premium feed ingredient? That’s exactly what bovine plasma does. After being collected, the blood is treated with anticoagulants, filtered to separate the red blood cells, and spray-dried into a stable, creamy powder with extremely high digestibility. In post-weaning pigs […]
Logistics on alert: the impact of port delays
The largest port complex in Latin America, the Port of Santos accounted for 29% of Brazilian trade in 2024, moving US$$ 174.43 billion, according to the Port Authority. Although the title is impressive, it faces an almost chronic problem: queues of ships that delay entries and exits, an issue that worsened during the pandemic and has not yet been resolved.
China ready to strengthen ties with EU, says Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country is ready to work with European Union leaders to expand mutual openness and properly handle frictions and differences, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. The comments came on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Holiday boosts China spending, war slows services
Chinese traveler spending surged 8% during the May Day holiday from a year earlier to 180.27 billion yen (US$24.92 billion), but still below pre-pandemic levels, while the country’s services activity expanded at its slowest pace in seven months in April. Analysts are closely watching […]
Soybeans fall on pressure from oil and grains
Soybean prices start the week on the Chicago Stock Exchange with a decline this Monday (5). At around 7:25 am (Brasília time), prices were down between 6.50 and 8 points in the main maturities, with July being quoted at US$ 10.50 and September at US$ 10.21 per bushel. The week also starts negatively […]
CBOT: non-standard funds
Chicago wheat futures hit contract lows last week, reflecting speculators’ long-standing bearish stance on the grain. Earlier this year, investors took a bearish stance on wheat that clashed sharply with their extremely bullish bets on Chicago corn. They […]
Corn Belt leads US planting
According to the weekly analysis by Imea, released on Monday (28), corn planting in the United States reached 24% of the area forecast for the 2025/26 harvest. The information is based on data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) report. This index represents an advance of 12 percentage points in relation to […]
Excessive rain delays soybean harvest in Argentina
The 2024/25 soybean harvest in Argentina reached 14.5% of the total estimated area. The total planted corresponds to 18.4 million hectares. The data are up to last Thursday (24), according to a weekly analysis by the Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics (Imea). The analysis was based on information from the Cereal Exchange. According to the […]
Resilient demand surprises and sustains cocoa prices
According to analysis by Hedgepoint Global Markets, the recent release of stronger-than-expected cocoa milling data, particularly with a 5.6% increase in March in Ivory Coast, indicated to the market a more resilient demand amid an adverse scenario. This performance was surprising, as the […]
