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The market is watching with expectation the Brazilian coffee crop, the largest in the world, in 2026, as it could ease the global supply tightness of the product. At least in the last three years, Brazilian production has fallen short of expectations, battered by frost and drought. At the moment, the climate in the producing regions of the country is almost normal, except for a period of low rainfall between September and mid-October. "Good amounts of rain have been recorded in many producing areas, bringing optimism to coffee growers, as this tends to favor the productive potential of the new season," said researchers from the Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea), from Esalq/USP. Until January, the rains will be fundamental for the "setting" and growth of the coffee beans, future coffee grains. Subsequently, until April, the month preceding the harvest, the regularity of the rains will be essential for the expansion and filling of the beans. "That is, there is ...

Initial estimates indicate that Brazil may achieve a new record production of soybeans in the 2025/26 crop. At the same time, the global supply tends to decrease, mainly due to lower availability in the United States and Argentina, according to data released by Cepea.

The Ministries of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC), of Agriculture, and of Foreign Affairs informed, in a joint statement, that the Brazilian government "has been acting in a coordinated manner with the private sector and will continue to act with the Chinese government both at the bilateral level and within the framework of the WTO", with a view to mitigating the impact of the safeguard imposed on beef from Brazil and other exporting countries of the protein. The statement also says that the government "is closely monitoring the issue" and intends "to defend the legitimate interests of the workers and producers in the sector". According to the statement, the safeguard measures "are trade defense instruments provided for in the agreements of the World Trade Organization (WTO) used mainly to deal with import surges". "The measure is not intended to combat unfair trade practices and is applied to imports from all origins", it clarifies. The ministries also emphasize ...