Electricity drives growth. For decades, that’s held true and load growth hasn’t been a problem. But a confluence of factors is putting a huge amount of stress on grids around the world, and it’s creating a tangible drag on economic growth.
Electricity drives growth. For decades, that’s held true and load growth hasn’t been a problem. But a confluence of factors is putting a huge amount of stress on grids around the world, and it’s creating a tangible drag on economic growth.
The climate pattern’s return exposes fragile food networks and heightens risks worldwide.
A resident carries food supplies through flood waters in Takbai district in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on Dec. 5. Photographer: Madaree Tohlala/AFP/Getty Images
In the world’s top soybean exporter Brazil, farmers long accustomed to chasing record harvests are suddenly confronting a new worry: the threat of producing far more than the world can absorb, just as US President Donald Trump is reshaping global trade flows.
In the world’s top soybean exporter Brazil, farmers long accustomed to chasing record harvests are suddenly confronting a new worry: the threat of producing far more than the world can absorb, just as US President Donald Trump is reshaping global trade flows.
A worker loads soybeans into a truck to be dispatched during a harvest in Orizona, Goias state, Brazil.
Coffee futures retreated in New York and London on weakness in the Brazilian currency and expectations of ample supplies from key world supplier Vietnam.
Coffee futures retreated in New York and London on weakness in the Brazilian currency and expectations of ample supplies from key world supplier Vietnam.
Raw sugar futures held steady in New York as traders mull rising output from India against estimates that mills in top grower Brazil may divert more cane to making ethanol rather than the sweetener.
Raw sugar futures held steady in New York as traders mull rising output from India against estimates that mills in top grower Brazil may divert more cane to making ethanol rather than the sweetener.
A sugar cane harvest in Brazil. Photographer: Paulo Fridman
China halted soybean imports from five Brazilian plants owned by major global agricultural firms over sanitation concerns, according to people familiar with the matter.
China halted soybean imports from five Brazilian plants owned by major global agricultural firms over sanitation concerns, according to people familiar with the matter.
Soybeans are loaded into a bulk carrier in Brazil.Soybeans are loaded into a bulk carrier in Brazil.
US President Donald Trump’s decision to remove a key tariff on Brazilian coffee and beef may deliver some relief to markets and American consumers who have struggled with soaring prices for the key staples.
US President Donald Trump’s decision to remove a key tariff on Brazilian coffee and beef may deliver some relief to markets and American consumers who have struggled with soaring prices for the key staples.
Cattle eat at feed pens on a farm in Maraba, Para state, Brazil.
From the minute Donald Trump slapped tariffs on Brazil, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva bet the US leader was going all-in on a weak hand. The wager paid off Thursday, when Trump limped away from the battle.
From the minute Donald Trump slapped tariffs on Brazil, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva bet the US leader was going all-in on a weak hand. The wager paid off Thursday, when Trump limped away from the battle.
A worker separates coffee cherries during harvest on a farm in Guaxupe, Minas Gerais state, Brazil.
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