Good Reads
(UPDATED: July 18)
(Sorted:  Newest -> Oldest)

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FIESP Agro Outlook
PDF File - 7.41 MB
AgriBusiness Outlook through 2026
Economic Impact of the Brazilian Trucker Strike
On May 21, 2018, hundreds of thousands of Brazil’s nearly 2 million truck drivers began an 11-day strike to protest high diesel prices, a move that slowed Brazil’s economy, crippled transportation dependent industries, and caused estimated losses of US$ 1.75 billion to Brazil’s agricultural sector. A month after Brazil’s longest trucker strike (and one of the country’s most effective strikes in history), transportation and logistics challenges still persist for Brazil’s exporters, as shipments of Brazilian commodities are still delayed, supply chains are still experiencing bottlenecks, and debate and uncertainty about Brazil’s transportation policies and prices continue to plague the agricultural sector.
(pdf file -  July 18)
International Benchmarks for Soybean Production

Rachel Purdy and Michael Langemeier
Center for Commercial Agriculture
Purdue University
Jun 18

Global soybean imports are projected to grow 30 percent by 2027 with China leading the way
Mar 18
Peoples Republic of China
Oilseeds and Products Annual
China’s Robust Demand Expected to Drive Soybean Imports to 100 Million Metric Tons in MY18/19
(pdf file - Mar 18)

Another Soybean Bumper Crop Underway
(pdf file - Feb 18)


Brazil Export Guide  2017 Report
(pdf file)
Brazilian Tech Driven Sustainability Programmed  
Roberto Betancourt (Roma/FAO/IFIF 2017)
(pdf file - Oct 17)
 Brazil: Infrastructure Developments in Brazil’s Northern Arc  
(pdf file - Oct 17)
What are the differences between American & Brazilian Farmers?
​Brazil Farming: The Soybean Frontier
​Published 2014 but still informative.
July 17
Agriculture in Brazil
​July 17
​Mato Grosso Institute of Agribusiness Economy​

​Projections for Mato Grosso 
​Agribusiness to 2025​
PDF File - 4.8MB

Dr. Cordonnier's News Items

SOYBEAN and CORN ADVISOR
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International Ag News

​AGRONEWS
IPNI
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​BRAZILIAN PRECISION AGRICULTURE IN PERSPECTIVE
​ (PDF FILE - 7MB)
​​MAULDIN
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Brazil:  An Emergent Power's
​Struggle with Geography
OCED
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Innovation, Agricultural Productivity
​and Sustainability in Brazil
REUTERS
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Factbox:  Brazil: the world's 21 Century breadbasket
USDA

​World Agricultural Supply and ​Demand Estimates
(April 2017)   (pdf file)

​USDA

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Foreign Agricultural Service
USDA
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Advances in Agricultural Infrastructure ​in the North of Brazil
​​(PDF FILE)​
​US INTL TRADE COMMISSION

Competitive Factors in Brazil Affecting U.S. and Brazilian Agricultural Sales in Selected 3rd Country  
​(PDF FILE)​
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