Estudo feito por el Ministério Público Federal sobre a compra de terras no país por estrangeiros derruba a tese de que empresas brasileiras com capital estrangeiro devem ter o mesmo tratamento de empresas com capital nacional nessas aquisições.

In a small-town spin on a global agricultural investment trend, a group of US Midwest soybean farmers has issued a private placement this month to raise capital for farmland acquisitions in Brazil.

Pelo menos nove grupos, entre coreanos, chineses e indonésios, vieram neste ano ao país em busca de terras para plantio de alimentos.

Brazilian farm companies are in a race of investments with every major company making new acquisitions and major capital investments.

Hassad Food Company intends to invest $500mn to $700mn this year for projects across the world as part of its mission to ensure food security for Qatar, chairman and managing director Nasser bin Mohamed Mubarak al-Fuhaid al-Hajri has said.

Foreign investors are not just snapping up Brazilian farmland – they are taking a bigger stake in sugar operators too, tripling their participation within three years.

Bunge says investor interest in farmland ownership appeared to be growing, and Bunge was aiming to draw more than $100 million in investor dollars to its land fund.

In Brazil, El Tejar and others are investing in ownership and hope to capture land appreciation. BrasilAgro brags that it sold one farm for a gain of 116 percent in just 17 months.

Since the land acquisition will be by private parties only, the chances of such purchase becoming a political issue are remote, officials feel.

Uma reportagem publicada no jornal Valor Econômico, nesta terça-feira, demonstra as diferentes faces da ação do capital financeiro sobre a agricultura brasileira, como os "fundos de investimentos de operação agrícola", que querem controlar a produção agrícola e ampliar seus lucros.

South Korea's Hyundai Corporation is trying to purchase 10,000 ha of farmland in Brazil to grow soybeans for the Korean market

Executives from the South Korean company Hyundai are negotiating with state governments for the purchase of land in Brazil, with the objective of planting and exporting soya to South Korea.