agribusiness

noun ag·ri·busi·ness \ ˈa-grə-ˌbiz-nəs , -nəz \

|Updated on: 10 Aug 2018

Examples: agribusiness in a Sentence

Definition of agribusiness

: an industry engaged in the producing operations of a farm, the manufacture and distribution of farm equipment and supplies, and the processing, storage, and distribution of farm commodities

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Examples of agribusiness in a Sentence

Several large agribusinesses own most of the farms around here.

Recent Examples of agribusiness from the Web

Peter Bohan, a longtime friend, said Obis wrote on topics from agribusiness to energy.

— graydon megan, chicagotribune.com, "Paul Obis, who started Vegetarian Times magazine, dies," 6 July 2018
Matt Osterman’s allegorical thriller, written by its star, Cleopatra Coleman, flirts with topicality on several fronts, commenting not only on drone strikes but also on agribusiness.

— cleopatra coleman, New York Times, "Review: In ‘Hover,’ the Drone Tech Isn’t All There," 28 June 2018
Dairies with at least 8,000 cows, once a rarity, are more common because the riskier environment favors operations with economies of scale, says Marshall Hansen, senior vice president for agribusiness finance at Farm Credit Services of America.

— Bloomberg.com, "Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world.," 1 May 2018
In announcing the choice Wednesday, the White House said Tom's agribusiness experience includes work in North America, South America, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

— maureen groppe, Indianapolis Star, "Indiana agribusinessman Kip Tom tapped by Trump for food ambassador job," 11 July 2018
Pagh oversees the livestock feed business at the DLG Group, an agribusiness conglomerate that supplies customers in Sweden, Germany and Denmark.

— peter s. goodman, BostonGlobe.com, "With a trade war possible, global economy already feels the effect," 16 June 2018
The agribusiness merger won conditional U.S. antitrust approval in May after the companies agreed to sell off $9 billion in assets to preserve competition.

— nathan bomey, USA TODAY, "Monsanto shedding name: Bayer acquisition leads to change for environmental lightning rod," 4 June 2018
In 2016, agribusiness saw two cents of every food dollar, according to USDA.

— caitlin dewey, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Farmers reap just pennies of total food cost, study finds," 2 May 2018
Matthew said that New England's high property values, taxes, insurance, and labor costs have made farming for the agribusiness market unworkable.

— janice steinhagen, Courant Community, "Blue Slope Farm Sells Off Its Milking Herd," 2 July 2018

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