https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AS1YG6m3zg8/fabiana-batista RSS for Node Wed, 06 May 2026 22:58:57 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-14/fertilizer-price-shock-threatens-brazil-s-biggest-corn-crop https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-14/fertilizer-price-shock-threatens-brazil-s-biggest-corn-crop Thu, 14 Oct 2021 13:25:24 GMT Corn is loaded into a grain storage bag during a harvest at a farm in Correntina, Bahia state, Brazil, on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. Brazil’s corn and soybean crops for the new season are in the ground, and both the Brazilian government and the USDA are projecting production records, although ongoing drought may hamper yields. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-01/top-sugar-grower-is-googling-how-to-get-rid-of-its-sweet-tooth https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-01/top-sugar-grower-is-googling-how-to-get-rid-of-its-sweet-tooth Fri, 01 Oct 2021 16:26:01 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-29/a-brazilian-farming-boom-is-rewarding-funds-that-bet-on-bad-debt https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-29/a-brazilian-farming-boom-is-rewarding-funds-that-bet-on-bad-debt Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:35:43 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-09-28/climate-change-in-brazil-fire-frost-drought-upends-global-markets https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-09-28/climate-change-in-brazil-fire-frost-drought-upends-global-markets Tue, 28 Sep 2021 04:01:10 GMT Fires burn on a farm near environmentally protected land in Sao Paulo state on Aug. 24. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-24/brazil-agriculture-chief-is-second-minister-diagnosed-with-covid https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-24/brazil-agriculture-chief-is-second-minister-diagnosed-with-covid Fri, 24 Sep 2021 12:36:52 GMT Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's president, speaks to Tereza Cristina, Brazil's agriculture minister, during the launch event of the Banco do Brasil SA Agro Investment Program at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. Bolsonaro is growing uneasy about Brazil’s inflation in the run-up to general elections next year, but his complaints about rising prices don’t mean he plans to interfere with the central bank, according to five people close to him including cabinet members. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-21/world-s-top-coffee-crop-keeps-shrinking-leading-to-shortages https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-21/world-s-top-coffee-crop-keeps-shrinking-leading-to-shortages Tue, 21 Sep 2021 17:22:50 GMT Farmers check on coffee plants destroyed by frost during extremely low temperatures near Caconde, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. Extreme weather is slamming crops across the globe, bringing with it the threat of further food inflation at a time costs are already hovering near the highest in a decade and hunger is on the rise. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-20/softs-slump-with-other-commodities-as-u-s-dollar-strengthens https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-20/softs-slump-with-other-commodities-as-u-s-dollar-strengthens Mon, 20 Sep 2021 12:56:23 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-17/u-s-grocers-to-gain-new-alt-meat-entrant-as-adm-enters-foray https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-17/u-s-grocers-to-gain-new-alt-meat-entrant-as-adm-enters-foray Fri, 17 Sep 2021 17:29:35 GMT Packages of beef are displayed for sale alongside Impossible Burger plant based meat during the Impossible Foods Inc. grocery store product launch in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. The Impossible Burger made its retail debut at 27 Gelson's Markets locations in Southern California before expanding its retail presence in the fourth quarter and in early 2020, the company said in a statement. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-09-02/food-prices-driven-up-by-global-worker-shortage-brexit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-09-02/food-prices-driven-up-by-global-worker-shortage-brexit Thu, 02 Sep 2021 04:00:17 GMT Fruit pickers harvest royal gala apples from trees in an orchard on a farm in Egerton, U.K., on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. A disorderly break with the European Union at the end of the year poses a bigger threat to Britain's food supplies than the coronavirus pandemic that saw supermarket shelves emptied, a Parliamentary committee warned. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-01/crop-trade-routes-altered-as-ida-aftermath-disrupts-u-s-port https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-01/crop-trade-routes-altered-as-ida-aftermath-disrupts-u-s-port Wed, 01 Sep 2021 17:34:17 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-31/biggest-soy-supplier-hangs-on-to-beans-after-missing-last-rally https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-31/biggest-soy-supplier-hangs-on-to-beans-after-missing-last-rally Tue, 31 Aug 2021 15:54:05 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-08-18/soaring-cost-of-food-is-forcing-families-to-scrimp-at-the-dinner-table https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-08-18/soaring-cost-of-food-is-forcing-families-to-scrimp-at-the-dinner-table Wed, 18 Aug 2021 04:01:18 GMT Izabel Francisca Teixeira Valdeci unpacks groceries at her home in Guarulhos, Brazil. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-13/bad-bet-on-inflation-gobbles-up-poultry-profits-for-brazil-s-brf https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-13/bad-bet-on-inflation-gobbles-up-poultry-profits-for-brazil-s-brf Fri, 13 Aug 2021 13:28:15 GMT Live chickens are for sale at a wholesale meat market in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-10/sugar-ceo-says-wild-weather-will-extend-sweetener-s-price-boom https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-10/sugar-ceo-says-wild-weather-will-extend-sweetener-s-price-boom Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:53:10 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-09/brazil-could-face-losses-of-up-to-10m-bags-of-coffee-amid-frost https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-09/brazil-could-face-losses-of-up-to-10m-bags-of-coffee-amid-frost Mon, 09 Aug 2021 17:53:48 GMT A worker spreads out coffee beans to be dried in the sun on a farm in Guaxupe, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. The severe drought in agricultural powerhouse Brazil is shaking up the world's crop markets again, this time because farmers in the top exporting country are finding they can't meet sales agreements made months ago. Photographer: Patricia Monteiro/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-09/coffee-inflation-is-coming-to-your-cup-after-blow-to-top-crop https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-09/coffee-inflation-is-coming-to-your-cup-after-blow-to-top-crop Mon, 09 Aug 2021 09:00:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-03/shell-cosan-venture-is-set-to-raise-at-least-1-1-billion-in-ipo https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-03/shell-cosan-venture-is-set-to-raise-at-least-1-1-billion-in-ipo Tue, 03 Aug 2021 16:34:51 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-30/arabica-coffee-extends-slide-with-easing-risk-of-brazil-freeze https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-30/arabica-coffee-extends-slide-with-easing-risk-of-brazil-freeze Fri, 30 Jul 2021 09:33:24 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-29/water-crisis-threatens-grain-iron-transport-on-key-brazil-river https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-29/water-crisis-threatens-grain-iron-transport-on-key-brazil-river Thu, 29 Jul 2021 16:27:20 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-28/arabica-coffee-declines-on-easing-concerns-of-brazil-frost https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-28/arabica-coffee-declines-on-easing-concerns-of-brazil-frost Wed, 28 Jul 2021 10:54:55 GMT