Brazil's Agriculture Frontier

Note: We do not attempt to provide a bibliography on Brazilian agriculture. We welcome, however, suggestions of English-language articles or other materials that focus on Brazil's frontier agriculture. If you know of articles that might be of interest to others, e-mail us the URL or source and we may add it to this page. Thanks, PFW.

AgBrazil March 2004 Investment Tour Photos (Courtesy of Joe Pennington)

www.amaginc.com/gallery

Recent Book

"The Development and Growth of the Soybean Industry in Brazil," by Philip F. Warnken. Iowa State University Press, 1999.

Recent Articles

Field of Dreams: Canadian Farmers Can Reap Lower Costs and Higher Profits--in Brazil

By Lorne Mclinton

Canadian Business Magazine (Canadian Business.Com)

February 16, 2004

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/features/article.jsp?content=20040216_58471_58471

Iowans bid to broaden farming prospectsin Brazil
Bountiful Brazil lures Iowans with vast farming prospects
By JERRY PERKINS
Des Moines Register Farm Editor
11/10/2002
http://desmoinesregister.com/business/stories/c4789013/19701089.html

Heading Overseas
Are the opportunities gone in the U.S.? These three farmers think they might be, and they're looking to Brazil. They're not alone.
By Jim Phillips
Progressive Farmer, August, 2002
http://www.progressivefarmer.com/farmer/magazine/article/0,14730,322546,00.html

"Grain Markets: A South American Perspective,"
by Andre S.M. Pessoa and Marcos S. Jank,
A paper presented at the USDA February 2002 Outlook Conference. For the word version, go to: http://www.usda.gov/oce/waob/oc2002/speeches/pessoa.doc.

"Can the U.S. Use Low Prices and Expanded Production to Blunt Brazil's Soybean Expansion,"
by Daryll E. Ray Weekly Agricultural Policy Articles, November 10, 2000 MidAmerica Farmer Grower

"How Low Would Price Have To Go To Persuade Brazil To Reduce Soybean Production?" by Daryll E. Ray Weekly Agricultural Policy Articles, November 17, 2000 MidAmerica Farmer Grower

"Brazil's New Ag Frontier," by Dean Houghton In The Furrow, September-October 2000

"U.S. Upgrade Unlikely to Reduce Competition From Brazil," M. J. McVey, C.P. Baumel and R.N. Wisner In Feedstuffs, Special Issue (Vol. 72, No. 40), September 25, 2000.

"The Land Boom in Brazil," by Jim Patrico. In Progressive Farmer, July 2000.

"Farming the Last Frontier" by Marcia Taylor In Top Producer, March 1998.

"The Brazil Cost," by Marcia Taylor. In Top Producer, November 1999.

General Information

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Brazil Pages, click here

Business in Brazil: Legal Guide, coordinated by Durval de Noronha Goyos, Jr. (Observador Legal Editora Ltda, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 2100 - Andar 3, São Paulo, SP, CEP 01452-919, Brasil). Sorry, no links.

General Agricultural Search Engine: http://www.AGeze.com

Agricultural Tourism

To receive information on agricultural tourism to Brazil and other South American countries, click here.