The National Supply Company changed its 2017/2018 harvest estimate, and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics its 2018 prediction. Still, output should drop from last year’s record numbers.

There was a 2.4% decline over December, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). It was the sharpest decline since February 2016 and it interrupted a sequence of positive results.

Expodireto Cotrijal opens on Monday in Rio Grande do Sul, featuring goods and services. The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce will give a lecture on trade with the Middle East and North Africa.

Photos taken by Lebanon’s Hassam Ammar depict females, including Brazilian expatriates, in positions of strength and courage. The foreign minister of Brazil will open the showing on March 6.