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03/19/2022
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By Ethan Huff
Now Brazil is facing potential crop failures due to Russia’s freeze on fertilizer exports
Russia’s recent decision to halt fertilizer exports could have a devastating impact on Brazil, an agriculture powerhouse that imports more than 85 percent of its fertilizer demand. According to Bloomberg, Russia is Brazil’s top supplier of fertilizer. And Belarus, one of Russia’s allies, provides 28 percent of Brazil’s fertilizer imports. Before the invasion of Ukraine, […]
03/16/2022
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By Ethan Huff
Brazil plans to reduce dependence on Russian fertilizer by 2050, but what are people supposed to eat for the next 30 years?
The world is currently in an engineered panic over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. And some governments are responding with outlandish new policies that threaten to starve out their citizens. One of these countries is Brazil, which is phasing out the import of Russian fertilizer as a show of solidarity with the government of Ukraine. […]
03/13/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
Russia-Ukraine conflict hits global fertilizer supply, threatens food security for billions of people
The war in Ukraine and the extreme sanctions placed upon Russia are worsening fertilizer supply issues, potentially triggering a global famine that could lead to the deaths of millions of people. Russia and Belarus are the second- and third-largest producers of potash in the world. In 2019, Russia was the top exporter of nitrogen fertilizer and the […]
02/10/2022
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By Kevin Hughes
Cooking oil’s price surge signals worsening global food inflation
Surging cooking oil prices is raising concerns that global food costs are heading for record highs as drought hampers production in South America, labor shortage hinders output in Malaysia and Indonesia bars exports to safeguard domestic supplies. Palm oil, the world’s most consumed cooking oil, soared to another intraday record in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, […]
11/18/2021
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By Matthew Davis
Coffee prices soar to 7-year high as supply woes hit top producers Brazil, Colombia and Vietnam
Poor weather, shipping snarls and soaring fertilizer prices, which affected supplies from leading producers Brazil, Colombia and Vietnam, sent the price of coffee to a seven-year high. Prices have almost doubled in the past year, raising the cost outlook for companies such as Starbucks Corp. and Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc. that favor the high-end […]
10/28/2021
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By Arsenio Toledo
Farmers all over the world are worried the supply chain crisis will affect next year’s harvest
Farmers all over the world are concerned that the ongoing supply chain crisis will have a disastrous effect on their 2022 crop outputs. Input prices – or all the costs that go into a harvest – are already making it difficult for farmers in the United States to operate normally. According to financial services company StoneX Group, […]
10/27/2021
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By Cassie B.
Severe drought in South America wreaking havoc on shipping, energy, fishing and drinking water supplies
The effects of the severe ongoing drought in South America can be felt throughout the continent, with the second-longest river there, the Parana River, hitting a 77-year low that is compromising commercial shipping, fishing and the drinking water supply of 30 million people. Paraguay is being especially hard hit. The landlocked nation of seven million […]
09/23/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Brazil coffee crops shrinking due to droughts and frosts, leading to shortages
During a normal year, Brazilian coffee farmers should be filling warehouses with the world’s biggest harvest of coffee beans by September. This year, however, the crop is so small, the long lines of trucks that used to queue for cargo have disappeared. Brazil is found to have harvested nearly 40 percent less arabica coffee compared to […]
08/01/2021
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By Cassie B.
MORE CROP FAILURES: Brazil’s corn crops compromised by frost in second bout of unusually cold temperatures this year
Brazil’s corn market can’t seem to catch a break as yet another cold wave has swept the country’s center-south area, subjecting the crops to more unexpected frost and prompting serious doubts about export volumes. Last Monday, corn crops in the states of Mato Grosso do Sul and Parana were hit by frost in a cold […]
03/17/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
The security of our food and nutrition supply is compromised by pesticide residues, new science finds
The world is getting more connected by the minute – and with that comes our dependence on specific regions for certain food items. Take Brazil, for example. Thanks to its climate and geographical diversity, the country has slowly put its place on the map: What was once a country only known for sugar has become […]
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