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Brazilian exports of raw honey recorded an increase in the first four months of 2025, according to data from Agrostat Brasil released in the Agricultural Situation Bulletin last Thursday (29), prepared by the Rural Economics Department (Deral), of the State Secretary of Agriculture and Supply (Seab).

J&F announced this Thursday, 15th, that it paid R$ 15 billion in cash to acquire the Eldorado Brasil Celulose shares previously held by Paper Excellence. The agreement ends one of the country's largest corporate disputes, starring the Brazilian multinational against the Indonesian company. The agreement closes all ongoing judicial and arbitration actions in Brazil and abroad, and guarantees a significant return for the seller, which held just under half of the pulp company's shares (49.41%). "This is a page we have turned amicably, wishing success to our former partners and opening a new chapter in Eldorado's history," says J&F's president and Eldorado's board chairman, Aguinaldo Filho. The transaction makes J&F the sole shareholder of Eldorado and ends a dispute that had been ongoing since 2018. The agreement's value represents around ten times the pulp manufacturer's 2024 Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization). J&F, owned by the Batista ...

Sugar cane crushing in Brazil's center-south region during the first half of March fell almost 18% to 1.83 million tonnes versus the year-earlier period, industry group Unica said in a report published on Thursday. It is reported by money.usnews. Sugar production in the region during the same period was down 19% to 52,000 tonnes, Unica said,