From left: Javier Milei, president of Argentina; Luis Lacalle Pou, president of Uruguay; European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen; Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil; and Santiago Peña, president of Paraguay, at the conclusion of the EU-Mercosur negotiation in December 2024
France - Mercosur opposition
France’s agriculture minister Annie Genevard said that additional safeguards for agriculture in the Mercosur trade deal are under discussion to secure Paris’s approval of the pact.
Brazil - record crop production
Brazil’s agriculture agency Conab said it sees the country’s crop output for the 2024/25 year totalling 336.1mt, a 13% increase on the previous year and an all-time record high.
USA - Brazil meat listing
Shares in JBS, the world’s largest meat company with €65bn in annual sales, started trading on the New York Stock Exchange on 13 June.
New Zealand - fresh Fonterra bidder
Australia’s Bega Group has sought informal merger clearance for a potential acquisition of Fonterra’s Oceania business unit. French dairy giant Lactalis made a similar move last month.
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France - Mercosur opposition
France’s agriculture minister Annie Genevard said that additional safeguards for agriculture in the Mercosur trade deal are under discussion to secure Paris’s approval of the pact.
Brazil - record crop production
Brazil’s agriculture agency Conab said it sees the country’s crop output for the 2024/25 year totalling 336.1mt, a 13% increase on the previous year and an all-time record high.
USA - Brazil meat listing
Shares in JBS, the world’s largest meat company with €65bn in annual sales, started trading on the New York Stock Exchange on 13 June.
New Zealand - fresh Fonterra bidder
Australia’s Bega Group has sought informal merger clearance for a potential acquisition of Fonterra’s Oceania business unit. French dairy giant Lactalis made a similar move last month.
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