In Brazil, Acelen has partnered with MulticanaPlus, a company specialized in research and development of plant micropropagation protocols and cloning of elite macaúba plants. The goal is to create genetically identical copies of higher plants. This process will allow the faithful reproduction of the desired characteristics, such as resistance to stress, high productive potential and […]
In Brazil, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Ferrari Agroindústria S.A., Toho Gas Co., Ltd and Sebigas Cótica Bioenergia LTDA have entered into a joint development agreement to conduct a joint study to develop a pilot project for bio-methane production in Brazil. Under this agreement, the four companies aim at producing bio-methane from sugarcane waste and will initiate […]
In Brazil, COFCO International, Modern Farming and China Shengmu Organic Milk, both subsidiaries of Mengniu Group, have signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement to supply 1.5 million tons of certified sustainable soybeans from Brazil to China. The soybeans will be third-party verified as deforestation- and conversion-free (DCF) since 31 December 2020, with on-farm audits ensuring […]
In Brazil, Dinheiro Rural reported that Brazil’s 2024/25 soybean harvest is expected to grow by 15 million tons compared to the previous year’s harvest, to a record 170 million tons, due to favorable weather conditions mainly in the country’s north-central states, according to Marcela Marini, analyst with Rabobank Marini said that the harvest in Mato […]
In Brazil, Safras & Mercado reported that the harvest of the 2024/25 summer corn crop in Brazil reached 16.1% of the estimated area of 3.512 million hectares as of the end of January. Harvesting work has reached 39.8% of the 886,000-hectare cultivated area in Rio Grande do Sul state, 26.7% of the 583,000 hectares planted […]
In Brazil, Cargill signed a purchase and sale agreement for a 50% stake in SJC Bionergia, which, added to the 50% already owned by Cargill, represents full control of the company. SJC Bioenergia, which was founded in 2006 and, since 2011, has Cargill as one of its partners, has 4,500 employees and has two agro-industrial […]
In Brazil, Waga Energy is deploying its patented technology in South America with the opening of a subsidiary in São Paulo, Brazil. In line with its international deployment strategy, Waga Energy, specialist in the upgrade of biogas from landfill sites in the form of renewable natural gas (RNG), created a subsidiary in Brazil on February […]
In Brazil, Poder 360 reported that the Brazilian soybean harvest for the 2024/2025 period is estimated at around 168.15 million tons, according to Biond Agro. “The largely favorable weather conditions in most of the country support this performance, reinforcing Brazil’s leadership in the global soybean market,” said Felipe Jordy, intelligence and strategy manager at Biond […]
In Brazil, Wilson Sons received this month the request from ANP for the first tests of use of HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) in the Brazilian maritime sector, with efen and Port of Açu as partners. The HVO will be imported by efen for testing in Wilson Sons tumblings, operating in the Port of Açu, in […]
In Brazil, Petrobras recently obtained the international ISCC EU RED certificate for the commercialization of bunker with renewable content at the Rio Grande Terminal (TERIG), in Rio Grande do Sul. The VLS (Very Low Sulfur) B24, produced by Petrobras, is the result of mixing mineral-based bunker with 24% biodiesel. In July 2024, Petrobras was the […]
