Behind The Numbers 

By James Thompson

Just as you are harvesting, farmers in South America are planting. In Brazil, the process of figuring out how much of what to plant in September and October...

Brazil Digs In 

By Barb Baylor Anderson

As U.S. ambassador to Brazil since March 2002, Donna J. Hrinak is on the front lines with agricultural and economic issues faced by that country. She...

USDA: No Need To Bar Brazilian Soy 

Richard Brock

The USDA sees no need to bar Brazilian soybeans from entering the United States to prevent the spread of the Asian soybean rust fungus, a USDA official...

USDA Won't Ban Brazilian Soybeans 

Richard Brock

The USDA does not plan to impose any restrictions on imports of South American soy products despite a recent outbreak of a contagious soybean fungus there,...

ASA Testifies at Senate Hearing on U.S.-Brazil Competitiveness 

American Soybean Association

The American Soybean Association (ASA) today indicated that U.S. soybean producers are facing a significant and growing challenge from South American...

Is The Gold Rush Over? 

By Greg Lamp

Despite all the rhetoric about the enormous soybean production in Brazil, it's quite possible the gold rush is over. After spending two weeks there on...

Brazil Yields At Record Highs 

COMPILED BY SHERRY COLLINS

USDA has estimated Brazil's soybean crop at a record 51 million tons, up 17.5 million from last year's harvest. The rainfall pattern from November to...

Meeting In The Strangest Places 

Greg Lamp EDITOR glamp@primediabusiness.com

What are you doing here? No, what are you doing here? That's likely what you hear when two people run into each other at some unusual, remote place. Try...

Brazil: Is The Threat For Real? 

BY RICHARD BROCK

I just returned from a 12-day trip to Brazil. I wanted to see first-hand whether everything I've heard about Brazil was truth or fiction. As you might...

More Biotech Beans In Southern Brazil 

BY JAMES THOMPSON

The agronomist on the other end of the line laughed aloud. Paid extra for non-GM soybeans? he asked, incredulous. Tell me who's paying, because we'll...