AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoFood Safety Shock (US): Taylor Farms is recalling more than a dozen prepared foods containing jalapeños after a Salmonella outbreak tied to Mexican peppers sickened 345 people across 27 states, with major retailers and restaurant chains pulling affected items while the company says it has stopped sourcing from the implicated Sinaloa grower. Food Safety Spillover (US): The same outbreak is driving broader grocery and restaurant removals, with FDA/CDC tracing jalapeños through Coast Citrus Distributors and naming additional recalled products and affected eateries. Cattle Trade (US-Mexico): The USDA plans to reopen cattle imports from Mexico later this month at the Douglas, Arizona, port with health protocols aimed at keeping New World screwworm out, signaling a step toward “renormalizing” US-Mexico beef flows. Agri-Exports (US-Chile): US beef shipments to South America rose in May, led by a sharp rebound to Chile, and Chile expanded the list of US beef cut names approved for its market. Agri-Finance (Latin America): UBS warns food inflation may stay higher for longer as extreme weather, weaker farm profitability, higher labor and animal-welfare costs, and demand growth strain supplies. Coffee & Cocoa Supply Chains (Ghana-Brazil): Ghana and Brazil pledged deeper cooperation in agriculture and cocoa, aiming to boost smallholder production and value addition. Market Watch (Mexico): SuKarne, a major vertically integrated meat exporter, is reportedly exploring a potential sale that could value the company at over US$2 billion.
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