The Brazilian Farmland Report 

News In A Pod BRAZILIAN HARVEST LOSSES The Ministry of Agriculture is closing the books on the 2004-05 soybean harvest. Total output was 51 million metric...

Buying Land In Brazil 

By Greg Lamp

Buying land in Brazil used to almost hold the same romance as old U.S. land rushes did back in the 1800s. But today, it's buyer beware when it comes to...

Market News 

RICHARD BROCK

Brazil Soy Development Favorable
Brazil's 2005-06 soybean crop is developing favorably...

Haves And Have-Nots 

By James Thompson

The audience was hostile and when I was done speaking they didn't question my numbers, but instead my basic assumptions. This was a couple of years ago...

Brazilian Woes Continue 

By Alan Kluis

Tough times continue in Brazil, where many farmers are still negotiating on 2004 carryover debt and trying to arrange financing for the 2005 crop. The...

$3 MILLION FOR BRAZIL FARM FUND 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Capitalizing on investor interest in Brazil, Hertz Farm Management has raised $3 million in a secondary offering for its Hertz Brazil Farm Fund, according...

Market News  

Richard Brock

Brazil's Conab Estimates New Soy Crop
Brazil’s soybean crop will total between 56.7 million and 58.6 million metric tons in 2005-06, Conab, the supply arm of Brazil’s agriculture ministry, said on Nov 3. ...

MORE ACRES IN ARGENTINA 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Argentina's 2005-06 soybean plantings are expected to rise 6.3% from last year to a record 15.6 million hectares (38.5 million acres) due to a shift away...

FEWER ACRES IN MATO GROSSO, BRAZIL 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Brazil's largest soybean growing state of Mato Grosso will see a drop of at least 10% in soybean production in 2005-06 due to lower planted acreage and...

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions 

By James Thompson

Farmers around the town of Primavera do Leste, typically the first in the nation to get their beans in the ground in order to get a double crop have already...