Morocco – Wheat imports revised

The USDA has revised its estimate of Moroccan imports upwards by 500,000 tonnes to 7.2m tonnes for marketing year 2025/26 due to stronger demand than had been expected.

Netherlands – weather problems

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Snow and ice in Netherlands have caused distribution problems for supermarkets over the past week, with several reporting empty shelves.

USA – factory closure

Tyson Foods has shut one of the country’s largest beef processing factories that had capacity for 5,000 cattle per day in Lexington, Nebraska, this week.

Brazil – beef exports value

The value of Brazil’s beef exports in 2025 was $18bn (€15.5bn), a 40% increase on 2024 and a new record.