Saturday, June 8, 2013

Food Supply - Vagoes Do Brasil

Bunge, the agribusiness giant you may not of heard of, ranks up there with ADM and Cargill in size.

And it all started with a single grain bin. The largest privately held US company in revenue.

Agrenco, Brazilian crop brokers.

 Brazil based, Seara Foods,  large exporter of meat to Europe.

Imcopa, Soybean derivatives.

America Latina Logistica - "We never stop"


Coming to a soy burger near you. The 2012 drought in the U.S. hurt soybean production, and Brasil is poised to devote more acreage to the crop (article.)  Global climate change figures to impact the tropics less than temperate regions. Corn planting in the Midwest was delayed by a wet spring. All photos courtesy of Flavio Lage. All cars pictured are meter gauge.

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