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Amazon Fire Fallout Highlights Brazil Protein ESG, Export Risk

The significant increase in Amazon rainforest wildfires in 2019 and international backlash highlights potential trade risk caused by environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors for...
The significant increase in Amazon rainforest wildfires in 2019 and international backlash highlights potential trade risk caused by environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors for...
Article / 4 years ago

China's Food Security is Ensured, but a Long-Term Challenge

China has been largely self-sufficient in major agricultural products, underpinned by strong domestic production, though ensuring long-term food security is not without challenges, says Fitch Ratings...
China has been largely self-sufficient in major agricultural products, underpinned by strong domestic production, though ensuring long-term food security is not without challenges, says Fitch Ratings...
Article / 5 years ago

Prolonged Trade Tensions Elevate US Agriculture Risks

China's recently announced embargo on US agricultural imports escalates trade-related risks to the US farm sector, which is experiencing falling sales, prices and land values from previous tariffs...
China's recently announced embargo on US agricultural imports escalates trade-related risks to the US farm sector, which is experiencing falling sales, prices and land values from previous tariffs...
Article / 5 years ago

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Fitch Revises Outlook on China to Negative; Affirms at 'A+'
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