Oil surge boosts agricultural commodities, supporting Brazilian exports as geopolitical tensions reshape markets 04/01/2026 Soybean prices rose in March as higher oil prices boosted soybean oil and biodiesel demand — Photo: Be8 (Divulgação) The war in the Middle East was the main driver behind higher prices for some agricultural commodities in March. […]
JBS Biotech unit in Florianópolis receives $37m investment 04/01/2026 JBS is set to inaugurate a research center in Florianópolis focused on the development of cultivated protein. Named JBS Biotech, the facility has been designed to operate across the full value chain—from early-stage research to industrial scale—in the market for lab-built protein supplements derived […]
From Taurus to WEG, companies say U.S. trade barriers hurt revenue and margins, even as some effects begin to ease 04/01/2026 Iochpe-Maxion plant in Castaños, Mexico: revenue declines as an indirect effect of tariffs — Photo: Divulgação Gunmaker Taurus expects at some point to recover $18 million it paid in export tariffs […]