Down to Agribusiness

By Agribusiness Intelligence

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Down to Agribusiness is a podcast series where industry experts discuss developments currently shaping agribusiness sectors and markets around the world. With a new episode every two weeks, you’ll hear the latest topics affecting the areas of global agribusiness that matter to you.

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Down to Agribusiness episodes:

03.23.2020
Coronavirus and its impact on Spain’s food and agribusiness sector
03.12.2020
Coronavirus and its impact on Italy’s food and agribusiness sector
The country is currently on lockdown. Food and supermarket (including online) sales have soared in the country (including rice, pasta, animal preserves, tomato products). For crops and farming, labour shortages are a concern and could result in lower production volumes....
03.09.2020
Elanco on innovation
At the recent Animal Health Investment Europe conference in London, Animal Pharm editor Joseph Harvey spoke to Elanco's Aaron Schacht about his take on innovation. He divulged Elanco's R&D; plans and talked about its strategy for securing external partners.
03.06.2020
Coronavirus and its impact on China’s agribusiness
02.06.2020
The global impact of foot and mouth disease
An overview of the impact of foot-and-mouth disease around the world (especially in Africa) and what vaccines are out there to prevent it (and their drawbacks).
11.27.2019
LID Sales Premium Shakes Cocoa Market
Ghana and Ivory Coast’s proposal for adding a Living Income Differential (LID) premium to sales of cocoa beans looks set to be approved and become law by early next year. Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the CEO of Ghana’s Cocoa Board, told...
11.26.2019
Global View of African Swine Fever
Outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) have been so severe and widespread that the United Nations’ Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently predicted that global meat production will register a year-on-year decline for the first time this century in 2019.
10.18.2019
The Top 60 Companies in Animal Health
In our latest podcast Animal Pharm editor Joseph Harvey discusses his latest report, 'Animal Pharm Top 60'. Listen in now to understand more about the rankings in this year's report, including a discussion about key growth drivers, the impact of M&A;...
10.10.2019
Urea Never Sleeps: TFI 2019 and beyond
Discover more on the following: Stability in US granular urea NOLA barge prices Expectations on the India tender closing on 14 October China and the role of Chinese exports in Q4 Brazilian imports expectations.
10.09.2019
October Urea Podcast
08.09.2019
Urea Never Sleeps: Reflections from the SouthWestern Fertilizer Conference
Discover more on the following topics: US urea market update following a one-of-a-kind spring season Latest on the July India tender Expectations for Chinese exports for remainder of 2019 Expectations for the next Indian tender Outlook for urea prices...
07.11.2019
Urea Never Sleeps
Following the recent IFA Montreal conference, our analysts talk all things Urea.
04.25.2019
Urea: China and the global market outlook
After the latest conference in China Urea analysts Elfi and Karl get together to discuss the latest updates from the global Urea market.
02.21.2019
Urea: Reflections from TFI Orlando
Following the recent TFI Orlando conference our Urea analysts got together to talk all things Urea. Listen now to understand some of the key market factors influencing Urea supply, demand, price and costs.
11.30.2018
Is the EU sugar market in the doldrums?
In this podcast Senior News Analyst for IEG Vu, Sandra Boga talks to International Sugar Journal (ISJ) editor Arvind Chudasama and Agribusiness reports specialist Alan Bullion live from the International Sugar Organization’s (ISO) annual seminar to discuss whether the EU’s...
11.19.2018
Sugar & red meat levies: Health and climate solution or ‘stealth taxes’?
In this bumper episode we have four guests from across Agribusiness Intelligence to discuss what has become one of the most hotly-contested debates in public health policy around the globe – the taxation of food and drink products to change...
10.18.2018
The start of 2018/19 cocoa season: What can we expect?
In this podcast Senior News Analyst for IEG Vu, Sandra Boga talks to Cocoa Analyst for FO Licht Sergey Chetvertakov and Cocoa Client Adviser for IEG Vantage Mark van Stolk to mark the start of the cocoa season where they’ll...
09.28.2018
Ghana’s cocoa loan and the 2018/19 season ahead
In this podcast Senior News Analyst for IEG Vu, Sandra Boga talks to the UK head of Ecobank Edward George to discuss Ghana’s cocoa market following its recently confirmed financial loan for the 2018/19 season.
09.19.2018
Discussing the recent outbreak of African Swine Fever in Belgium
In this episode, Adam Sharpe discusses the recent outbreak of African Swine Fever in Belgium with IEG Vu meat & livestock analyst Max Green and Animal Pharm Editor Joe Harvey. Max explores the big questions from a markets perspective, such...
09.03.2018
Seed industry overview in 2017
In this podcast episode from Agribusiness Intelligence, Agrow’s editor-in-chief, Sanjiv Rana, speaks to with Phillips McDougall’s senior business analyst for seeds, Yuanjie Su. The focus is to provide an overview of the seed industry in 2017. In addition to...
08.01.2018
Half year global outlook
Adam Sharpe is joined by IEG Vu analysts Neil Murray, Julian Gale and Jana Sutenko to discuss fruit juice, dried fruit, vanilla and butter markets following the release of the new IEG Vu Half Year Outlook 2018 report. The Outlook...
07.18.2018
CAP Reform and Farm Bill Progress
06.20.2018
IEG Vu Dairy Auction Update – June 20
06.07.2018
Interview with Alan Bullion: What are the risks associated with the overuse of antibiotics in animals?
05.22.2018
Interview with BASF: Sustainable growth makes Asia Pacific the largest global market
In this episode, editor of Agrow, Sanjiv Rana speaks to Gustavo Palerosi Carneiro, BASF Crop Protection’s senior vice-president, Asia Pacific. Mr Carneiro discusses factors affecting the crop protection market in the Asia Pacific region. Having previously worked for BASF in...
05.14.2018
The organics sector: A $90 billion market, and growing
The organic sector is on a strong upwards growth curve, with organic food and drink sales in 2016 estimated at just under $90 billion, having achieved growth of around 10% a year since 2000. The sector is growing by around...
05.02.2018
CRISPR: Everything you need to know for the crop protection and seed sector
In this episode we get technical with Yuanjie Su, Senior Analyst for Phillips McDougall’s Seed Service. Yuanjie shares his insights with Alan Bullion from a recent analysis piece available for Phillips McDougall subscribers. This exciting tool has the potential to...
04.20.2018
World Sugar Balance: The Data Behind the Surplus
The global sugar market is geared for another surplus this 2017/18 season with another one looming in 2018/19. Sandra Boga is joined by Senior Commodity Analyst, Stefan Uhlenbrock, to outline the latest F.O. Licht data and discuss the outlook for...
04.10.2018
Biopesticides: What does the future hold for this $3 billion market?
With a global population that is set to hit nearly 10 billion by 2050, the agriculture sector is tasked with the responsibility of increasing food production considerably in the coming years to meet this demand. But there are many factors...
04.03.2018
Is the WTO dead? Trump's trade agenda and the agri-food sector
In this episode we turn our attention to trade, and in particular, the fallout from the recent imposition by the United States of tariffs of up to 25% on steel and 10% on aluminium products. President Donald Trump has justified...
03.28.2018
Innovation in Animal Health: Zoetis and Stonehaven Incubate paving the way
In this episode Joseph Harvey, Editor of Animal Pharm, speaks to Scott Brown, vice president of external innovation at Zoetis, and Stonehaven Incubate's chief executive Mark Heffernan about their plans to drive innovation in the animal health space. Dr Heffernan...
03.13.2018
Crop Protection: Recent and future trends transforming the industry
In this episode Sanjiv Rana, Editor of Agrow, speaks to Jonathan Shoham, consulting analyst for Phillips McDougall to analyse the outcome of the previous year for the crop protection market, and to explore the factors contributing to global market development....
02.21.2018
Agri Commodities Outlook for 2018: Part 3 – Cocoa and Grains
In part 3 of the IEG Vu Global Outlook 2018 series, Adam Sharpe speaks with industry experts Sandra Boga and Gary Howard to review the past year in the cocoa and grains markets, and to look ahead to what is...
02.13.2018
Agri Commodities Outlook for 2018: Part 2 – Sugar
A recovery in global sugar outputs that set in last year is likely to accelerate this coming season. In this episode, Sandra Boga is joined by senior commodity analyst for F.O. Licht, Stefan Uhlenbrock to discuss global sugar markets, with...
01.30.2018
Brexit, the CAP and a future UK agriculture policy
The European Commission did not mention the UK's withdrawal from the EU at all in its future CAP communication released late last year, but it is clear that Brexit will have a major impact on the formation and construction of...
01.16.2018
Agri Commodities Outlook 2018 : Part 1 - Beverages and Dairy
In this episode, Adam Sharpe is joined by expert analysts to look back at the past year in fruit juices (in particular, apple juice concentrate (AJC)), and dairy products. This is part one of the IEG Vu Global Outlook 2018...
12.20.2017
European food and agriculture politics: Reviewing a tumultuous year and looking ahead to 2018
In this episode, Adam Sharpe speaks to expert analysts Pieter Devuyst, Alessandro Mancosu, and Peter Rixon to take stock of what has been a tumultuous year in European food and agriculture politics. The team of experts also look ahead to...
12.05.2017
Phosphate Raw Materials: A market update and projections for 2018
The phosphate raw materials market is dynamic. It’s global. It’s very active, and it’s evolving. There are an enormous amount of joint ventures being signed, mergers and acquisitions by large-scale chemical companies worldwide taking place, and we’re starting to experience...
11.21.2017
The Brexit Effect: Hiked bread prices are looming for UK consumers after UK wheat price surge
UK wheat prices have surged considerably since the UK voted to leave the EU back in June 2016, backed by a decline in the British pound. These costs are now making their way down the supply chain with hiked bread...
11.08.2017
Global Dairy Auction Update: Prices, production volumes and analysis (Event 199 - 7th November 2017)
In this episode, Senior Dairy Analyst for IEG Vu, Richard Dillon, shares his insights from the global dairy auction (Event 199 - 7th November 2017). Whole milk powder price continues to weaken, while there has been a small uplift in...
10.24.2017
Anuga Review: Insights from inside the world's largest food show
Neil Murray and Cristina Nanni from IEG Vu discuss their findings from the recent Anuga 2017 event, which is the world's largest trade fair for food and beverages. Speaking to a vast array of industry representatives from around the world...
10.10.2017
A new era for European sugar: What it means now that EU sugar production quotas have been abolished
It’s a new era for the European sugar industry. Production quotas, which have limited EU sugar outputs since 1968 were finally abolished as from the beginning of October, and for the first time EU sugar producers can produce as much...
09.26.2017
Hurricane Irma vs the USA’s biggest orange juice supplier
Neil Murray, senior beverages analyst for IEG Vu, explains how crops in Florida - the USA's biggest orange juice supplier - have been affected by Hurricane Irma and what knock-on effects we should expect in juice markets as a result....
09.12.2017
Food law: What does Brexit mean for food labelling?
The issue of Brexit and how it is likely to impact the food and agriculture industry in the UK, EU and around the world has been a frequent topic of discussion in all agribusiness sectors. In this episode, our attention...
08.29.2017
Top dogs: The leaders, movers and shakers in animal health
In this episode, we turn our focus to the animal health sector to get a sneak preview of the leading companies for 2017 and the growth areas in this space. Joseph Harvey, Editor of Animal Pharm, provides us with some...
08.15.2017
Feeding the world: A 10-year outlook on Brazil's sugar, coffee and grains production
In episode 7, we move our attention to agri-mecca, Brazil. The country is set to go from strength to strength following 10-year preliminary mid-term forecasts made by Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Production and Supplies (MAPA). However, obstacles are still...
08.01.2017
China settles its potash contracts – what does this mean for the global potash market?
In this episode, we move to the agricultural inputs sector where fertilizer market experts Luke Hutson and Daniel Fletcher-Manuel discuss potash contracts in China and how this affects the global potash market. Since recording this episode, the Indian potash contract...
07.18.2017
Prices, drivers and the best in juice: Mid-year update on global processed food commodity sectors
At the year’s halfway point, we look at how processed food commodity sectors are performing around the world with Senior Beverages Analyst, Neil Murray and Senior Dried Fruit, Nuts and Spices Analyst, Julian Gale. We hear that US almond shipments...
07.14.2017
Special Episode | Butter prices: The new front page story
The price of butter is not usually a subject that grabs the front page headlines in national newspapers - but that is exactly what has happened in the past few days in the UK. What is going on, and what...
07.04.2017
Sector scandal and controversy: A Brazilian meat sector scandal and new rules for the organic food and beverage sector in the EU
In this episode, we look at the ongoing scandal in Brazil, that has engulfed the country’s meat industry and resulted in unprecedented volumes of exports being turned away at foreign ports. Then, our attention turns to the new rules agreed...

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Down to Agribusiness episodes:

Coronavirus and its impact on Spain’s food and agribusiness sector

Coronavirus and its impact on Italy’s food and agribusiness sector

Elanco on innovation

Coronavirus and its impact on China’s agribusiness

The global impact of foot and mouth disease

LID Sales Premium Shakes Cocoa Market

Global View of African Swine Fever

The Top 60 Companies in Animal Health

Urea Never Sleeps: TFI 2019 and beyond

October Urea Podcast

Urea Never Sleeps: Reflections from the SouthWestern Fertilizer Conference

Urea Never Sleeps

Urea: China and the global market outlook

Urea: Reflections from TFI Orlando

Is the EU sugar market in the doldrums?

Sugar & red meat levies: Health and climate solution or ‘stealth taxes’?

The start of 2018/19 cocoa season: What can we expect?

Ghana’s cocoa loan and the 2018/19 season ahead

Discussing the recent outbreak of African Swine Fever in Belgium

Seed industry overview in 2017

Half year global outlook

CAP Reform and Farm Bill Progress

IEG Vu Dairy Auction Update – June 20

Interview with Alan Bullion: What are the risks associated with the overuse of antibiotics in animals?

Interview with BASF: Sustainable growth makes Asia Pacific the largest global market

The organics sector: A $90 billion market, and growing

CRISPR: Everything you need to know for the crop protection and seed sector

World Sugar Balance: The Data Behind the Surplus

Biopesticides: What does the future hold for this $3 billion market?

Is the WTO dead? Trump's trade agenda and the agri-food sector

Innovation in Animal Health: Zoetis and Stonehaven Incubate paving the way

Crop Protection: Recent and future trends transforming the industry

Agri Commodities Outlook for 2018: Part 3 – Cocoa and Grains

Agri Commodities Outlook for 2018: Part 2 – Sugar

Brexit, the CAP and a future UK agriculture policy

Agri Commodities Outlook 2018 : Part 1 - Beverages and Dairy

European food and agriculture politics: Reviewing a tumultuous year and looking ahead to 2018

Phosphate Raw Materials: A market update and projections for 2018

The Brexit Effect: Hiked bread prices are looming for UK consumers after UK wheat price surge

Global Dairy Auction Update: Prices, production volumes and analysis (Event 199 - 7th November 2017)

Anuga Review: Insights from inside the world's largest food show

A new era for European sugar: What it means now that EU sugar production quotas have been abolished

Hurricane Irma vs the USA’s biggest orange juice supplier

Food law: What does Brexit mean for food labelling?

Top dogs: The leaders, movers and shakers in animal health

Feeding the world: A 10-year outlook on Brazil's sugar, coffee and grains production

China settles its potash contracts – what does this mean for the global potash market?

Prices, drivers and the best in juice: Mid-year update on global processed food commodity sectors

Special Episode | Butter prices: The new front page story

Sector scandal and controversy: A Brazilian meat sector scandal and new rules for the organic food and beverage sector in the EU