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Brazil lifts suspension of beef exports to China

By Reuters June 14, 2019

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s government said Thursday it has lifted a suspension of beef exports to China after dealing with an atypical case of BSE, sending shares of Marfrig Global Foods, Minerva and other Brazilian meatpackers soaring. The suspension had been in effect since June 3 after a case was reported in a […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Brazilian top court justice upholds barring JBS asset sale

By Reuters July 3, 2017

Brasilia | Reuters — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has upheld a lower court decision that ordered the world’s largest meatpacker, JBS SA, to halt the sale of US$300 million worth of South American assets to Minerva SA , according to a court document. Justice Edson Fachin agreed with a lower court’s ruling that JBS’ […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Brazil farm minister heads to U.S. over fresh beef ban

By Bruno Federowski, roberto-samora June 23, 2017

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s agriculture minister prepared to travel to the U.S. on Friday to fight a ban on imports of fresh Brazilian beef, which hit shares of local meatpackers and revived concerns about the image of the world’s largest beef exporter. “We will fight for this market!” said the minister, billionaire soy […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Brazil blocks JBS deal, seeks asset freeze

By Cesar Raizer, Lisandra Paraguassu June 21, 2017

Brasilia | Reuters — A Brazilian judge has blocked JBS SA’s planned sale of a South American unit while the attorney general’s office urged the company’s assets be frozen, in signs of fallout from a corruption probe involving the controlling shareholders of the world’s No. 1 meatpacker. Federal Judge Ricardo Leite blocked JBS’s US$300 million sale […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

JBS says Pilgrim’s Pride stake not for sale

By Tom Polansek June 7, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Brazilian meat packer JBS SA’s core U.S. assets, including its majority stake in Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., are not for sale, the company said on Wednesday, a day after announcing a deal to sell Argentine operations. U.S. chicken company Pilgrim’s Pride is critical to JBS’ long-term strategy of pursuing business opportunities that […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

JBS sells LatAm units to Minerva

By Ana Mano June 6, 2017

Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA has agreed to sell plants in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay to rival Minerva SA for US$300 million, as the world’s largest meatpacker seeks cash to weather a corruption scandal that caused a spike in funding costs. JBS will use proceeds from the transaction to cut debt, according to […] Read more

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Quebec poultry packer to shut ex-Maple Leaf plant

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Brazil lifts suspension of beef exports to China

Brazilian top court justice upholds barring JBS asset sale

Brazil farm minister heads to U.S. over fresh beef ban

Brazil blocks JBS deal, seeks asset freeze

JBS says Pilgrim’s Pride stake not for sale

JBS sells LatAm units to Minerva

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