BRAZILIANS FIND RUST 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Reports are in that soybean rust is already appearing in Brazilian fields. Unless treated with fungicides, farmers can lose up to 80% of their yields....

BRAZIL'S ACREAGE EXPANDS 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Brazil's Agriculture Ministry pegged the country's soybean crop at 56.1-58.02 million metric tons, versus the 60-million ton estimate recently issued...

See Brazil Beans Up Close  

If you're looking for a winter getaway, take a look at Soybean Digest's farm tour to Brazil on Jan. 14-27, 2003. It's a tailor-made trip that gets you...

Brazil Legally Plants Biotech 

By Greg Lamp

Sept. 26 was a big day no, a huge day for Brazilian farmers. That's when farmers in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul made their first legal planting...

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...