Fish farmer Mowi could halt Brazil soy imports over Amazon fires

Mowi ASA , the world's largest salmon producer, could stop buying Brazilian...

FILE PHOTO: A close-up photo shows soy plants in a farm in Sao Desiderio, Bahia state, Brazil March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Roberto Samora

Wildfires raging in Brazil’s rainforest surged this year while environmental protections were cut, triggering an international backlash against right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and his administration. The company, which expects to sell some 430,000 tonnes of salmon this year, is also a major producer of fish feed.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

Reuters /  🏆 2. in US

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Brazil President Accepts Chilean Planes To Fight Amazon FiresThe move comes days after Brazil rejected aid from France and other countries outside South America.
Read more »

Brazil President Accepts Chilean Planes To Fight Amazon FiresBrazil president Jair Bolsonaro accepted 4 planes from Chile to help fight the Amazon fires just days after rejecting $20 million in foreign aid from countries outside South America by rachsandl
Read more »

Brazil accepts planes from Chile to fight Amazon firesIn slamming France's Emmanuel Macron, Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro has sidelined a $20-million pledge from Group of 7 nations to help Amazon rainforest.
Read more »

It's Not Just Brazil; Satellites Show Fires Across Bolivia's Amazon And In Central Africa TooSatellites show fires continuing to spread throughout tropical rainforests worldwide including the Bolivian Amazon and sub-Saharan Africa. These bigger and more frequent fires will increasingly make more of a contribution to climate change.
Read more »

Brazil Rejects G7 Funding To Tackle Amazon FiresBrazil has rejected $22 million in aid from the G7 nations just a week after President Jair Bolsonaro complained he did not have the resources to tackle wildfires in the Amazon rainforest.
Read more »

Why it will take more than $20M to help Brazil put out Amazon fires'Twenty-million dollars is a drop in the bucket. It's absurd to imagine logistically what effect it can have,' an Amazon researcher said.
Read more »