José Francisco Conceição started harvesting Brazil nuts on his small family plot in the Amazon forest 32 years ago. It wasn’t until a few months ago that he actually made enough of a profit from his ...

Soybean meal exports from Brazil are expected to reach 21.9 million tons in 2023, up from the previous estimate of 21.4 million tons and a rise of 1.54 million tons compared to 2022.

Scientists have for the first time captured the complex dynamics of particle movement in granular materials, helping to explain why mixed nuts often see the larger Brazil nuts gather at the top. The ...

Commercial supplies of Brazil nuts are still derived entirely from wild trees though there are concerns that they're being harvested too intensively. Brazil nuts can be eaten raw or used in cooking.

There will be yield loss in the far south of Brazil, but yield gains in Mato Grosso and surrounding states will more than offset any yield hit. Harvest losses will likely result from new incurable ...

Elizabeth Hurley, 59, shows off her age-defying figure in a glitzy gown as she joins son Damian, 22, at the 2024 Women of the Year Awards in Madrid Staying flexible in older age: How we think ...

Today, their economy is based on the manual harvesting of Brazil nuts, a time-consuming and exhausting labor that involves walking long distances into the jungle. The presence of people in these ...

Brazil nuts are one of the most sustainable nuts. They're not grown on farms — they're collected in the rainforest after they drop naturally off wild trees. While the nuts support Indigenous ...

From the depths of the Amazon rainforest, you’ll find brazil nuts, regarded as a nutritional powerhouse by Amazonian tribes.

Brazil nuts, scientifically known as Bertholletia excelsa, are a powerhouse of nutrition and a cherished delicacy native to the Amazon rainforest in South America. These large, crescent-shaped ...

Brazil nuts are the large seeds of giant trees grown in the Amazon jungle. These tree nuts provide a low-fat source of micronutrients. They are unique because they contain the highest amounts of ...

A common food supplement that’s mainly found in Brazil nuts could hold the key to preventing the spread of cancer, new research has found. Selenium is an essential mineral that helps support ...