Project has already secured $500 million from Brazilinvest New sugarcane variety promises higher ethanol and biomass yields Some ethanol industry players skeptical about new technology SAO PAULO ...

The Brother Lode: Billionaires Joesley (left) and Wesley Batista are the top shareholders of JBS, the world's largest meatpacker, which the SEC recently greenlit to be listed on the NYSE.

Trying to convince the local agriculture industry that 20-something Henry Batista was anything other than a nepo hire when he became CEO of Huon Aquaculture was always going to be difficult.