Brazil fines 5 grain trading firms, farmers connected to deforestation
May 23, 2018 at 08:00 AM EDT
BRASILIA, May 23 (Reuters) - Five grain trading houses, including Cargill Inc and Bunge Ltd, and dozens of farmers were fined a total of 105.7 million reais ($29 million) for activities connected to illegal deforestation, Brazilian authorities announced on Wednesday.