DuSolo Fertilizers announced its new agreement with Mineração Batalha e Participações to acquire the São Roque Phosphate Project in southeast Brazil. The project is in Minas Gerais and São Paulo and high-grade phosphate mineralization has been identified. Read More »

Brazilian chicken meat producers have been able to increase exports thanks to strict controls to prevent bird flu as well as a depreciation of the local currency, a country expert told Latin Business Daily by telephone from Brasilia Friday. Read More »

FMC Corp. closed a definitive agreement to sell Consagro Agroquimica to Atanor do Brasil, the Brazilian subsidiary of Albaugh LLC. The confidential agreement encompasses FMC’s generic crop protection distribution and sales subsidiary.  Read More »

Venezuela´s decision to close its border with Colombia, allegedly for security reasons, is an unsustainable attempt to blame an external enemy for deep scarcity problems caused by internal market distortions, an expert on border issues said. Read More »

The Lima Stock Exchange has announced that public and private sectors are coordinating measures to prevent its reclassification from an "Emerging" to a "Frontier" class. The Peruvian Congress also approved the liquidity and integration of the stock exchange. Read More »

Aviagen, the world's largest poultry genetics company, said Wednesday it is celebrating 30 years of its local operating base in Latin America. For three decades, the firm has supplied stock for the Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia markets. Read More »

Brazil Minerals reported that its subsidiary, Mineração Duas Barras, obtained a four-year renewal of its environmental license of operations. MDB's application was voted favorably by the COPAM committee, which includes representatives from the community. Read More »

To fulfill a $4 billion contract signed in 2014, Saab will produce 36 Gripen NG aircraft and deliver them to the Brazilian Air Force through 2019. The associated industrial co-operation contract, which includes a technology transfer, became valid Thursday. Read More »

TriLinc Global Impact Fund announced Wednesday that it has recently approved $11.78 million in trade finance transactions to companies in Ecuador, South Africa and Zambia. TriLinc is an investing fund that provides growth-stage loans in developing countries. Read More »

Honeywell recently announced the signing of a product distribution agreement with WDC Networks, the largest distributor of cameras and Internet protocol surveillance systems in the Brazilian market, in accordance with international IHS report. Read More »

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex) announced the closing of a four-year, $102 million syndicated loan in favor of Favorita Trading, Fertisa Fertilizantes and Terminales I Servicios, companies belonging to the Favorita Group. Read More »

Digilant, a global media company that partners with agencies and brands to provide custom and strategic digital advertising solutions, recently announced its expansion into Chile and Peru. The company also will strengthen its presence in Mexico. Read More »

Pizza Patrón, known for its pizza por pesos program with which it accepts Mexican currency at its restaurants, expects increased sales Wednesday when the next Republican presidential primary debate is held. Read More »

Guerrilla PR firm's clients include Oakley, JBS, Ultragaz and Mondelez Read More »

Conergy and NEXTracker team up to promote further solar deployment in the region. Read More »

Investors in equity and venture capital are undaunted by adversity in Latin America, according to the Latin American Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, whose member firms control over $60 billion directed at Latin American businesses. Read More »

A delegation from the Peruvian government headed by the country´s economy and finance minister was set to travel to New York for a last-minute plea to avoid being downgraded by the Morgan Stanley Capital Index from an “emerging” to a “frontier” market. Read More »

Suramericana, Grupo Sura´s insurance and risk management subsidiary, said it has reached an agreement to acquire RSA Insurance Group's operations in Latin America for $614 million. The acquisition consolidates Suramericana's position in the insurance market. Read More »

Cordoba Minerals Corp. announced that Ignacio Rosado and Beatriz Uribe have been appointed to its board of directors. Rosado is the chief executive officer of Volcan Compania Minera. Uribe is the former CEO of Colombia gold mining company Mineros. Read More »

Polaris Infrastructure, a company engaged in the operation, acquisition and development of renewable energy projects in Latin America, said its subsidiary has entered into a rig services agreement with an entity controlled by Iceland Drilling. Read More »