South America

News in Brief

UPM Raflatac opens new terminal in Santiago, Chile

15-Jan-2018 By Stephen Daniells

UPM Raflatac, a leading supplier of pressure sensitive labeling solutions, has opened a new labelstock slitting and distribution terminal in Santiago to expand its customer reach Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Peru.

Ban on Canadian pork lifted by Argentina

30-Nov-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

Canada has been cleared to sell pork to Argentina once again, in a deal officials claim could be worth up to CA$16m per year.

Cargill in Colombia with Pollos El Bucanero takeover

05-Jun-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

International agri-food giant Cargill has entered the Colombian market through the acquisition of poultry firm Pollos El Bucanero SA, for an undisclosed sum.

NH Foods buys stake in Uruguay beef business

08-May-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

Japanese meat processor Nipponham Foods (NH Foods) has made its second move in South America through a multi-million dollar takeover of Breeders & Packers Uruguay (BPU).

Huge livestock carrier gains export approval

11-Oct-2016 By Oscar Rousseau

A ship owned by livestock exporter Wellard, capable of transporting 75,000 sheep, has been granted a certificate to start shipping live animals from Australia.

Full access to Peru an ‘opportunity’ for US meat

29-Mar-2016 By Oscar Rousseau

Peru’s removal of safety net trade barriers can help boost volume exports of beef to the South American state, according to the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

Uruguay set to open Japanese market for beef

28-Oct-2014 By Oli Haenlein

Uruguay is on the verge of opening up the Japanese market for beef exports, according to the country’s National Meat Institute (INAC).

‘Accelerating the commercial adoption of early stage research’: Leading probiotics event unites science and industry in North & South America

17-Oct-2014

San Diego will host the first ever Probiota Americas in June 2015, which will bring together eminent scientists and business leaders from the pre & probiotic and microbiota focused nutrition industries of North and South America.

Indian start-up targets global snacks with high protein, price stable quinoa

18-Mar-2014 By Kacey Culliney

Snack makers should consider sourcing quinoa from India where the exotica strain is sweeter, higher in protein and sells at a stable, lower price, says the managing director of Ashtral Biotech.

Tackling claims, regulation in the growing Brazilian functional foods market

28-Jan-2014 By Maggie Hennessy

Health and wellness packaged food and beverages continue to chart strong growth in South America, driven largely by Brazil’s fast-growing middle class.

Headwinds south of the border depress Ingredion earnings

31-Oct-2013 By Hank Schultz

Food ingredient giant Ingredion reported a steep drop in year-over-year earnings in the third quarter of 2013, mostly from problems in South American markets. In addition, the company foresees a complicated impact from a newly-passed tax in Mexico on...