# Brazil’s sugar giants go nimble, making output harder to predict |  Bloomberg News

> Bank economists warned Philippine inflation could exceed 8% in November and December due to higher transport fares, electricity rates, wages and high global oil prices. They also flagged El Niño as a threat to food supply. Business sentiment in the Philippines improved slightly in September 2026 but remained concerned about fuel costs and peso depreciation.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T09:15:26.254Z
- Category: macro · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75310-brazil-s-sugar-giants-go-nimble-making-output-harder-to-predict-bloomberg-news
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher energy and food inflation in the Philippines could weigh on feed demand and import purchasing power. The effect on global feed grain prices is indirect.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-02-28 | [Trump Was Going to Kill Mexico’s Peso. It’s Doing Just Fine - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72712-trump-was-going-to-kill-mexico-s-peso-it-s-doing-just-fine-bloomberg.md) | +0.9% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2024-09-12 | [Brazilian market has firm prices and new area cut in the summer corn crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13549-brazilian-market-has-firm-prices-and-new-area-cut-in-the-summer-corn-crop.md) | +4.9% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2019-03-28 | [Bolsonaro struggles to sell Brazil pension bill as markets tumble](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60305-bolsonaro-struggles-to-sell-brazil-pension-bill-as-markets-tumble.md) | -2.6% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2019-03-28 | [No, Brazil's Currency Is Not Going To R$5 If Pension Reform Fails](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60306-no-brazil-s-currency-is-not-going-to-r-5-if-pension-reform-fails.md) | -2.6% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2022-09-02 | [Fertilizer Costs Are Surging Again Just as US Farmers Look to Buy - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39880-fertilizer-costs-are-surging-again-just-as-us-farmers-look-to-buy-bloomberg.md) | -0.6% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- businessmirror.com.ph: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/03/18/brazils-sugar-giants-go-nimble-making-output-harder-to-predict/

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