The strategy of Marfrig Global Foods, a company controlled by the Brazilian Marcos Molina, is to become exclusively focused on the processing of bovine meat. At the beginning of 2018 Marfrig sold Keystone Foods, its American subsidiary of chicken-based processed foods, to Tyson Foods for $ 2,400 million. Marfrig also acquired National Beef in...

A rapid consolidation trend has been observed in the UK's poultry industry in recent years. The majority of UK’s poultry meat is produced by a handful of privately owned large companies. Seven of the biggest poultry farms in the UK have the capacity to house more than 1 million birds. The two biggest of them are able to hold 1.7 million and 1.4...

During the first quarter of 2018/19, the Ukraine-based Nibulon company exported 1.41 million tonnes of agricultural products, which exceeded the previous record amount of 1.39 million tonnes for the same period in 2015/16. Wheat has the largest share of 47.3% (668,260 tonnes) among the exported products. The shares of barley and rapeseed are almost...

Galactika group of companies plans to invest RUB 400 million ($ 6 million) in the production of mozzarella, ricotta and cream cheese in the Gatchina district of Russia. The holding intends to produce 300 tonnes of these products per month. The launch of the cheese production line will allow the company to use the storing capacity and the primary...

SLC Agrícola plans to sow 120,985 hectares with cotton in 2018/19. This is a 27.2% increase compared to 2017/18. The company’s total planted area will grow by 12.5%, reaching 404,446 hectares. The total planted area for the 2nd harvest will increase by 19.7% compared to the previous year. By expanding the sown area, the company expects to get a...

The UkrLandFarming group of companies intends to open a livestock cluster for raising beef cattle in Zhytomir Oblast. The holding plans to increase the cattle herd by at least 1,500-2,000 heads by purchasing young stock for fattening. At the moment, the UkrLandFarming’s livestock amounts to 6,000 heads of cattle. UkrLandFarming produces 40,000...

The Agrosila holding has invested RUB 2 billion ($ 30.48 million) in the modernization of its sugar plant Zainsk Sugar since 2014. The plant processing capacity reaches 8,000 tonnes of sugar beet per day. In the current season, the company plans to process 1.1 million tonnes of sugar beet. Agrosila also invested RUB 200 million ($ 3 million) in...