agribusiness
noun
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The new president ran on taking protected lands away from environmental legislative bodies and putting them under the purview of the agribusiness lobby. — Bridget Read, Vogue, "Jair Bolsonaro's Agriculture Minister Called Gisele Bündchen a "Bad Brazilian"," 14 Jan. 2019 These rainforests are more imperiled than ever, thanks to the recent election of far-right agribusiness advocate Jair Bolsanero. — Eviana Hartman, Vogue, "Francisco Costa is Back—With the Chicest Sustainable Beauty Brand You’ve Ever Seen," 16 Dec. 2018 Among his terrifying promises was to open the Amazon rainforest to Brazil's powerful agribusiness lobby, which scientists and activists foresee as a potential death knell for the world's already slim chances of combatting climate change. — Vogue, "Why Environmentalists (Among Many Others) Are Worried About Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s New Far-Right President," 29 Oct. 2018 But the standstill on further trade barriers was welcome news in the U.S. Farm Belt, where agribusiness profits and family farm incomes this year have suffered because of escalating trade tensions. — Kwanwoo Jun, WSJ, "Tariff Truce With China Eases ‘Cold War’ Fears," 2 Dec. 2018 With a recent investment by agribusiness giant Cargill Inc., Mr. Hunt says, Cainthus eventually plans to take its facial-recognition technology beyond the farm gate, to track cows during transport and at slaughterhouses. — Jesse Newman, WSJ, "Six Technologies That Could Shake the Food World," 2 Oct. 2018 For investors, the bigger news will be whether his successor tips the scale away from refiners and towards agribusinesses, which could have a big impact on their shares. — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, "No Tears in the Corn Belt for Scott Pruitt," 6 July 2018 In the two months since the Chinese tariffs were implemented, agribusiness economist Dr. Dermot Hayes estimates Iowa’s pork producers lost about $560 million in profits. — NBC News, "Iowa farmers are uneasy with trade wars as export tariff threats mount," 4 June 2018 Those rules, which took their current form in 2007 under the George W. Bush administration, act as a gigantic subsidy for the Farm Belt and agribusiness companies that turn crops into motor fuel. — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, "Why Trump Won’t Touch Moonshine," 2 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'agribusiness.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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