China's broiler sector: Minimising the downtrend amid a Latin American windfall

Is beef coming back into fashion? Not exactly, but the world market for this pricey red meat has not been this interesting for decades.

From the moment Europeans settled in the Americas, agribusiness has played a huge role in their economy and the way the world sees them. Lately, however, the world is seeing North and South American agribusiness in a different light.

Resource shortages, biological constraints responsible for the underlying scarcity have not been solved. Solutions are being rolled out, but their impact may not be felt for many years.

After three years of intense deflation, the world dairy market has finally turned the corner. Demand is growing at a healthy pace, prices are firming up and look set to do so for several years.

Europe may be the world's largest, most mature agribusiness market but it is no longer its slowest growing one. An ideal combination of fast growing Eastern European markets and Western European financial and technological capital transformed the region into a major world protein supplier.

Asian and Mexican importers, European exporters challenge North America's market dominance.

Religion makes Southeast Asia a natural market for chicken. Official policies constrain its potential.

Feed output is 50 million tonnes below expectations as meat imports skyrocket.

After years of stagnation, feed output has taken an upward turn. Consolidation accelerates, although some regions and protein lines still flounder.