Field to table.Borders are falling in the agribusiness agribusiness Agriculture operated by business; specifically, that part of a modern national economy devoted to the production, processing, and distribution of food and fibre products and byproducts. world as trade deals rev up Verb 1. rev up - speed up; "let's rev up production" step up increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" 2. . Mexican Mexican named after or originating in Mexico. Mexican axolotl see ambystomamexicanum. Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum corn and food company Grupo Maseca, better known as Gruma, will invest US$1 billion in Asia during the next five years, including $200 million in China, Japan and Australia. Gruma plans to open a new plant in Shanghai Shanghai (shăng`hī`, shäng`hī`), city (1994 est. pop. 12,980,000), in, but independent of, Jiangsu prov., E China, on the Huangpu (Whangpoo) River where it flows into the Chang (Yangtze) estuary. in July or August and it is in the process of buying a plant in Melbourne, Australia. To grow even more in fast-moving international markets, the group plans to open doors in Russia, too. Sadia, a Brazilian meat producer, will invest $70 million in a processing plant in Russia with Miratorg, Sadia's Russian distributor. Ryder, a U.S. logistics company, won a distribution and transportation contract from Nestle Chile, the Chilean subsidiary of the global food giant. |
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