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‘Operation Weak Flesh’ takes bite out of Brazil’s meat exports

By Alberto Alerigi, GFM Network News March 25, 2017

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil’s meat exports have fallen sharply since a police investigation into alleged bribery of food-sanitation inspectors in the world’s top beef and poultry exporter sparked a wave of trade bans, an industry group said on Friday. Import restrictions by several key importers of Brazilian meat, ranging from China to Europe,

Beef cattle, Livestock

JBS suspends Brazil beef output amid import bans

By GFM Network News March 23, 2017

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s biggest meatpacking company, announced on Thursday it had suspended beef production at 33 of its 36 Brazilian plants amid the corruption scandal that has caused some of the country’s biggest export markets to ban Brazilian meats. Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi said a police investigation, which

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Beef cattle, Livestock

Beef makes the cut as Australia, China move to boost trade

By Colin Packham, GFM Network News March 23, 2017

Sydney | Reuters — Australia and China are expected to sign new bilateral agreements on beef exports, energy and security during a four-day visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that began on Thursday. Li, the first sitting Chinese premier to visit Australia in 11 years, was welcomed to parliament in Canberra by Prime Minister Malcolm

Beef cattle, Livestock

Brazil fears lost market share for meat industry

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 22, 2017

Brasilia | Reuters — Brazil’s meatpacking industry has been badly damaged by a police investigation into alleged unsanitary and corrupt practices, and could lose upward of 10 per cent of its global market share, Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi said Wednesday. Maggi told a Senate committee that the main concern was with the China and Hong

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Crop prospects drag on soybeans

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub March 22, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures weakened on Wednesday, with prospects for bumper harvests in South America and record U.S. plantings weighing on the beaten-down market, traders said. Corn and wheat futures also closed in negative territory. Both grains have fallen for three days in a row. The outlook for rain in the U.S.

Livestock

Brazil ag ministry, police say meat problems not widespread

By GFM Network News, Stephen Eisenhammer March 21, 2017

Lapa, Brazil | Reuters — Brazil’s federal police and agriculture ministry said late Tuesday that sanitary and corruption problems found in the nation’s meatpacking industry were isolated incidents, an attempt to tamp down a scandal that has led the Latin American nation’s biggest export markets to ban its meats. Since police launched raids on processing

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall to multi-week lows

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub March 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dropped to their lowest level in more than six weeks on Tuesday, their second straight day of declines, as weather forecasts bolstered expectations for strong yields adding to already-abundant supplies in the coming weeks, traders said. Corn futures also fell, hitting their lowest since Feb. 1, on pressure

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Deferred cattle hit contract highs

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer March 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were mostly higher on Monday, with deferred months for both live and feeder cattle hitting contract highs on spreading and investment fund buying, traders and analysts said. Lean hog futures were largely lower, extending losses to the fourth straight session in a technical selloff. Most-active CME

Livestock, Markets

Brazil beef scandal leaves fewer options for global buyers

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters, Tom Polansek March 20, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– Global beef buyers will likely need to cobble together supplies from several nations if a scandal persists in Brazil’s meat sector because supply constraints and politics are already limiting trade flows, market analysts said Monday. China suspended imports of all meat products from Brazil, the world’s top beef exporter, as a

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on outlook for Plains rains

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub March 20, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Monday, led lower by a 1.9 per cent drop in K.C. hard red winter wheat amid forecasts for improving weather for crop development in key U.S. growing areas. “The U.S. Plains were dry over the weekend, but the next precip(itation) chance is on the way later

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans mixed on doubts over Chinese demand

Tyson Foods to close U.S. beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip as Brazilian beef tariffs lifted

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‘Operation Weak Flesh’ takes bite out of Brazil’s meat exports

JBS suspends Brazil beef output amid import bans

Beef makes the cut as Australia, China move to boost trade

Brazil fears lost market share for meat industry

U.S. grains: Crop prospects drag on soybeans

Brazil ag ministry, police say meat problems not widespread

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall to multi-week lows

U.S. livestock: Deferred cattle hit contract highs

Brazil beef scandal leaves fewer options for global buyers

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on outlook for Plains rains

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