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Carla Aranha

Communications Specialist

Carla joined CZ in 2022 having previously worked at Exame and Valor, leading economic media outlets in Brazil, where she developed projects and news coverage focusing on the agribusiness and commodities markets. Carla is responsible for writing content, providing interesting article´s subjects and reports as well as producing press releases together with the marketing team.

Sugar
  • November 14, 2024

Will Next CS Brazil Sugarcane Harvest Recover from Drought?

Insight Focus Sugarcane yield dropped in the current harvest. Now, the...

Carbon
  • November 11, 2024

Recent Brazilian Floods Highlight Need for Crop Adaptation

Insight Focus Extreme weather events, such as droughts and floods, are...

Carbon
  • October 30, 2024

EUDR Delay Should Provide Greater Clarity for Food Importers

Insight Focus The EU announced it would postpone the implementation of...

Carbon
  • October 21, 2024

Brazilian Farming Seeks to Attract Sustainability Premium

Insight Focus  Brazil is adopting more and more sustainability-relate...

Freight
  • October 18, 2024

New Chinese Megaport in Peru Could Improve Brazilian Grains Trade

Insight Focus  The Chinese-controlled Chancay port in Peru has attrac...

Energy
  • October 9, 2024

Brazilian Biodiesel Production to Double by 2030

Insight Focus  Approval of the Fuel of the Future bill is positiv...

Energy
  • September 17, 2024

Green Hydrogen Law a Boon for Brazilian Agribusiness

Insight Focus Brazil has approved legislation for green hydrogen that ...

Food and Ingredients
  • September 12, 2024

3 Ways Fuel of the Future Bill Will Impact Brazilian Agri-Energy

Insight Focus The Brazilian Senate has approved the Fuel of the Future...

Cocoa
  • August 30, 2024

Brazil to Produce 400k Tonnes of Cocoa by 2030

Insight Focus Brazil intends to produce 400,000 tonnes of cocoa in 203...

Energy
  • August 13, 2024

Can Brazil become a global leader in biofuels?

Insight Focus  BNDES expands financing to produce biofuels. New p...

Carbon
  • July 2, 2024

Climate Risk Set to Force Out More Brazilian Farmers

Insight Focus Extreme climate events increased by 162% in the past ten...

Freight
  • June 27, 2024

Brazil Prepares New Commodity Infrastructure Leap

Insight Focus The government will auction 24 highways by 2025. It&rsqu...

Ethanol
  • June 7, 2024

Raízen Intends to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel in 3 Years

Insights Focus Raízen is partnering global companies to produce...

Macroeconomy
  • May 28, 2024

Exchange Rate Fluctuations Highlight Brazilian Economic Vulnerability

Insight Focus A feeling of uncertainty about public accounts is growin...

Food and Ingredients
  • May 24, 2024

Floods in the South Worsen Scenario of Uncertainty in the Brazilian Economy

Insight Focus Amid the floods in the South, the feeling of uncertainty...

Grains
  • May 13, 2024

The Impact of Climate Change on Food Security

Insight Focus Unfavorable weather conditions are impacting crops, with...

Energy Ethanol
  • April 25, 2024

Brazil’s Fuel of the Future Bill: An Interview with Congressman Moreira

Insight Focus The legislation is expected to come into force this year...

Food and Ingredients
  • April 2, 2024

How will Brazil Adapt to Demand for Sustainable Food?

Insight Focus Brazil opens new markets for agribusiness products with ...

Sugar
  • March 19, 2024

CRA Issuance Increases and Helps Finance Agribusiness in Brazil

Insight Focus Fixed income securities used to finance agriculture are ...

Sugar
  • March 18, 2024

CS Brazilian Sugarcane Growing Costs Fall In 2023/24

Insight Focus Pecege Consultoria e Projetos event shows cane costs fel...

Carbon
  • March 13, 2024

Brazil To Enhance How It Measures Agriculture Carbon Emissions

Insight Focus Embrapa will create a methodology to measure carbon emis...

Food and Ingredients
  • February 29, 2024

Peanuts and Aflatoxin: Myths and Facts

Opinion Focus Aflatoxin can affect poorly stored and processed peanuts...

Food and Ingredients
  • February 23, 2024

Brazil’s Production of Peanuts Soars

Insight Focus Peanut production in Brazil increased by 154% between 20...

Sugar
  • December 18, 2023

Energy from Sugarcane: Brazilian Biogas Takes Off

Main points 111 new biogas plants were opened in Brazil in 2022. Furth...

Food and Ingredients
  • November 20, 2023

What the New BRICS Represents for Brazilian Agriculture and Global Trade

Opinion Focus Six countries will join the BRICS in January 2024, inclu...

Cotton
  • November 14, 2023

Brazil Poised to Become the World’s Largest Cotton Exporter

Opinion Focus World cotton consumption is around 25.2m tonnes each yea...

Grains
  • October 24, 2023

Agriculture of the Future: Converting Degraded Pasture to Cultivation Area in Brazil

Opinion Focus Recovery of degraded pastures helps to increase agricult...

Food and Ingredients
  • October 12, 2023

China Invests in Infrastructure in Brazil with an Eye on Food Security

Opinion Focus Chinese state-owned company participates in railway cons...

Ethanol
  • September 6, 2023

How Will El Niño Affect Brazilian Agriculture?

Opinion Focus El Niño should be beneficial for soybean planting in th...

Grains Sugar
  • August 24, 2023

Brazil Turns Port Waste into Alcohol

Opinion Focus Alcohol is made from sugar and grain waste from the port...

Food and Ingredients Grains
  • August 3, 2023

How Will Europe’s New Deforestation Law Change Brazilian Agriculture?

Opinion Focus New law prohibits food imports from areas with deforesta...

Food and Ingredients
  • July 21, 2023

Brazilian Ports Get Ready for Energy Transition with Green Hydrogen

Insight Focus The Northeast accounts for almost 83% of renewable energ...

Energy Ethanol
  • July 13, 2023

Brazil Advances in Green Hydrogen with Production from Ethanol and Other Projects

Insight Focus Europe holds auctions worth 900 million euros to import ...

Food and Ingredients
  • June 28, 2023

Brazil and Europe Announce Huge Investments in Green Hydrogen

Opinion Focus Green hydrogen is obtained through the electrolysis of w...

Grains
  • June 15, 2023

After Tropical Wheat, Here Comes Another Brazilian Creation That May Transform Agriculture

Opinion Focus Brazil works to create tropical rapeseed. This is the th...

Grains
  • June 1, 2023

Will Agribusiness Save the Brazilian Economy?

Opinion Focus Economy shrinks in Q4 but grows again in Q1. Agribusines...

Food and Ingredients Grains
  • May 25, 2023

From Pest Hunter Robots to Injection into Seeds: The New Agro Startups

Opinion Focus Brazilian agritechs raised USD 1.3b in investment in 202...

Sugar
  • May 10, 2023

Can Ocean Freight Prices Drop Even Further?

Opinion Focus Freight between Asia and the US has stabilized close to ...

  • April 5, 2023

Brazil Launches Tinder for Truck Drivers

Insight Focus App matches self-employed carriers and companies looking...

Grains
  • March 22, 2023

Brazil May Export 5 million Tonnes of Corn To China in 2023

Opinion Focus Brazil might become one of the world’s largest corn ex...

Grains
  • March 10, 2023

Turnaround in Corn Exports: Brazil May Overtake the US for Sales to China

Opinion Focus Brazil should become the world’s leading corn supplier...

Grains
  • March 6, 2023

Brazil Develops Tropical Wheat and Predicts Self-sufficiency in 5 Years

Opinion Focus Variety could make Brazil one of the world´s largest wh...

Ethanol
  • February 24, 2023

How Does Brazil Export Ethanol? Understanding Operations in Santos Port

Opinion Focus Cane mills in Brazil are exporting increasing amounts of...

Ethanol Sugar
  • February 10, 2023

Lula’s Government: After All, What Is Happening to the Brazilian Economy?

Insight Focus Economy is expected to grow just 0.8% this year, from 3%...

Sugar
  • January 12, 2023

Biogas Production Increases 21.3% in Brazil in 2022

Opinion Focus The world needs more clean and cheap energy. Brazilian b...

Sugar
  • December 15, 2022

Environmental Protection Increases in Brazil

Opinion Focus Protected areas reach 33% of Brazilian territory. Vegeta...

Energy
  • December 8, 2022

Solar Becomes 2nd Largest Source of Brazilian Electricity

Insight Focus Solar energy has grown by around 40% this year in Brazil...

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