Ag in the News

07/02/2010

National and International

Still shopping: JBS picks up Arizona feedlot
JBS S.A. has agreed to buy the McElhaney Feedyard in Welton, Ariz., for $24 million, through its JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding LLC subsidiary, the Brazilian meat conglomerate said in a news release on its Web site. MORE!

Brazil regulator recommends Perdigao-Sadia merger, but …
Brazilian antitrust regulator SEAE, a unit of the Finance Ministry, this week recommended Brazil's antitrust agency approve the merger of meatpackers Perdigão and Sadia with restrictions, according to AE Brazil Newswire. MORE!

Menu changes in the works at McDonald’s
Fast-food giant McDonald's will eliminate several menu items while adding others, according to an internal memo dated June 24 first reported by Crain's Chicago Business and subsequently picked up by other news outlets. MORE!

Arby’s adds to Value Menu Quick-service restaurant chain Arby's announced the debut of a new addition to its Value Menu, which offers items starting at $1: the Junior Deluxe, featuring oven-roasted, thinly sliced roast beef topped with lettuce, tomato and mayo on a toasted sesame seed bun. MORE!