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Agribusiness
World's largest meat processor made a loss in 2023
Phelim O'Neill
JBS move from huge profits in 2022 to losses in 2023, driven by perfect storm of high US cattle prices and weaker export markets.
20 March 2024 World
Market digest – stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Argentina, Australia, Wales and Ukraine
17 March 2024 News
US cow numbers hit five-year low
Dairy exports from the US were 7% back in 2023 compared with 2022 and Rabobank predicts that volumes are unlikely to recover in 2024.
Analysis: why European farmer protests will hamper Mercosur deal
European Commission president faces fight to keep Mercosur trade deal alive as she meets French president who is surrounded by tractors.
1 February 2024 Opinion
Farmer protests complicate trade deals
Trade commissioner talks up prospects of Mercosur deal, but there are many obstacles in the way of getting it across the line.
28 January 2024 News
Review of major beef exporters in 2023
Part two – Australian export volumes surge while Brazil is on a plateau for now.
5 January 2024 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from China, USA, Philippines and Argentina.
3 January 2024 World
Soya prices to remain high in short-term
Speaking at the IFA pig meeting in Portlaoise last Wednesday, James Nolan from R&H Hall said that soya prices have "shot up" over the last year due to a drought in Argentina.
13 December 2023 News
Mercosur gets a trade deal, as Argentina gets new president
Mercosur summit did have a trade deal with Singapore to sign at their recent meeting, but it won't be close to a deal with the EU for impact.
13 December 2023 News
New Argentina president welcomed by agricultural sector
Argentina's incoming president Javier Milei, who used a chainsaw as a prop during his campaign to emphasise his cost-cutting commitment, is welcomed by agricultural sector.
20 November 2023 News
Argentina goes to the polls with economy in chaos
With inflation soaring and the currency collapsed, Argentina is electing a new president.
19 November 2023 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief updates from Argentina, Australia, USA and Saudi Arabia.
1 November 2023 World