The Latest Breaking News from Brazil

The USDA’s Big Surprise: How Crop Reductions Will Likely Impact Grain Prices

A big cut to last year's production figures has changed the dynamic, looking at what it all might mean.

Barchart · Jan 13, 2025

Sugar Prices Retreat on a Bearish Supply Situation

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Monday closed down -0.32 (-1.66%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed down -7.10 (-1.41%). Sugar prices Monday retreated, with NY sugar posting a 4-month nearest-futures low and London sugar posting a 2-3/4 year low. Monday's rally in the dollar...

Barchart · Jan 13, 2025

Coffee Prices Mixed with Robusta Falling on Stronger Vietnam Coffee Exports

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) Monday closed up +2.10 (+0.65%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) closed down -64 (-1.29%). Coffee prices on Monday settled mixed, with arabica climbing to a 3-week high and robusta falling to a 1-week low. Dry conditions in Brazil support arabica coffee after Somar...

Barchart · Jan 13, 2025

Sugar Prices Rebound as Crude Oil Rallies

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Friday closed up +0.12 (+0.63%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +1.90 (+0.38%). Sugar prices Friday posted moderate gains. Short covering emerged in sugar futures Friday after WTI crude oil prices (CLG25 ) jumped more than +3% to...

Barchart · Jan 10, 2025

Arabica Coffee Prices Settle Higher on Below-Normal Rain in Brazil

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) Friday closed up +5.35 (+1.68%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) closed down -13 (-0.26%). Coffee prices Friday settled mixed. Dry conditions in Brazil supported arabica coffee after Somar Meteorologia reported Monday that Brazil's biggest arabica coffee growing area of Minas Gerais received 62.5...

Barchart · Jan 10, 2025

Brazil Gives Meta 72 Hours To Explain New Fact-checking Policies

Brazil on Friday gave social media giant Meta 72 hours to explain its fact-checking policy for the country, and how it plans to protect "fundamental rights" on its platforms.

International Business Times · Jan 10, 2025

Sugar Prices Modestly Higher on Strength in Crude Oil

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.11 (+0.58%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +0.70 (+0.14%). Sugar prices today are mildly higher. Short covering emerged in sugar futures today after WTI crude oil prices (CLG25 ) jumped more than +3% to...

Barchart · Jan 10, 2025

Arabica Coffee Prices Underpinned by Below-Normal Rain in Brazil

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) today is up +5.00 (+1.57%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) is down -7 (-0.14%). Coffee prices today are mixed. Dry conditions in Brazil supported arabica coffee after Somar Meteorologia reported Monday that Brazil's biggest arabica coffee growing area of Minas Gerais received 62.5...

Barchart · Jan 10, 2025

Roger Pratt obituary

Oscar-nominated cinematographer who helped create the look of Tim Burton’s Batman and Terry Gilliam’s Brazil, as well as two Harry Potter films

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2025

'Real-world Harm' If Meta Ends Fact-checks, Global Network Warns

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's surprise announcement this week to slash content moderation policies in the United States has sparked alarm in countries such as Australia and Brazil.

Latin Times · Jan 10, 2025