Clarice Couto

Brazil is halting chicken exports to the European Union and Argentina after a virulent poultry disease was found on a commercial farm, disrupting shipments from the world’s largest exporter.

Brazil soybean acreage is poised for its slowest expansion in almost two decades as lower prices have eroded farmers’ profit margins.

Catastrophic floods in Brazil will have long-lasting impacts for agriculture, with soaked soils making it harder for farmers to plant crops including rice and wheat for next season.

Brazil’s government is preparing a rescue package for farmers in default and agricultural companies struggling with delinquency amid tumbling corn and soybean prices.

Agricultural powerhouse Brazil is harvesting one bumper crop after another. Yet, growers are going bankrupt at an alarming rate, dealing a blow to investors in the fast-growing $7 billion market for agribusiness funding.

Brazilian Farmers File for Bankruptcy at a ‘Concerning’ Pace

Brazil subsidized rural insurance for farmers who deforested protected areas, engaged in slavery-like labor or planted in indigenous lands, according to a report from a nonprofit group.