Corn hits 7th consecuti...

The price of the food The future of corn and soybeans traded on exchanges in Chicago (CBOT) ended on the rise, driven by the floods in the Mid-west U.S., conditions that threaten the predictions of both crops. The commodity recorded records in stock for the seventh consecutive...

Production of ethanol i...

The Union of Industry Sugar cane (Unica) reported this Monday that until the 1st day of June, the production of ethanol grew 6.15%, however the entity is reviewing the forecasts of the 2008/09 season because of the possibility of rain in the region of harvest in the coming months. On the...

Rising world food price...

Food prices have risen sharply in recent months driven by increased demand and global warming has played a significant role in another driver of rising prices: the shift in agricultural production from food to biofuels. Trying to solve this problem Brazil government is boosting its output...

Brazil’s climate ...

In the benefit of having a wonderful climate, Brazil has the perfect environment to offer for farmers to produce grain in great scale, that’s why many investors and producers from abroad are moving to Brazil. After 20 years of being behind US in soy export Brazil with honors surpass US...

Açaí – the super ...

The açaí palm (pronounced [asaˈi]) is a member of the genus Euterpe, which contains 7 species of palms native to tropical Central and South America, from Belize south to Brazil and Peru, growing mainly in floodplains and swamps. The genus is named after the muse Euterpe of Greek...

Biodiesel – The g...

Understand the main oleoginosas used to make the vegetable fuel. Soy » the use of this grain is interesting in the current conjuncture on account of the great offer, but have only 20% of percentage of oil. Sunflower » the percentage of oil vary between from 42% to 45% and it’s a...