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Volatility in commodities market and food safety initiatives contribute to dimmer view
Market is becoming increasingly crowded
America’s biggest meat producer to sell ‘alternative protein’ nuggets and blended burgers
America’s largest meat processor in talks to build plant as tariffs bite into exports
Boom in meat and dairy substitutes sets up ‘battle for the centre of the plate’
Warning comes after disease moved rapidly through world’s largest pig herd in China
The maker of plant-based meat plans to go public in May
Meat industry needs migrant labour at a time Washington’s rhetoric is hostile to outsiders
US group will pay $2.2bn for Brazilian-owned meat business
Shares tumble after profit margins squeezed as Mexico and China impose tariffs
Plant-based burgers struggle to match the sensory pleasures of the original
‘Demand for protein continues to rise, and we’re well-positioned’
