Agnieszka de Sousa

London

Senior Food and Agriculture Reporter at Bloomberg News

Food journalist @business, special interest in food security and innovation. Opinions, my own. More active on Linkedin these days.

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Articles

Global Food Roundup: China Snaps Up Brazilian Soy as Trade War Escalates

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Agnieszka de Sousa

China just scooped up an unusually large amount of Brazilian soybeans, highlighting how the escalating trade war is making purchases of US crops unviable. At least 2.4 million tons of beans were booked earlier this week, almost one-third of the average volume China typically crushes in a month, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News’ Hallie Gu. They noted that the buying spree was unusually large and fast.
Bezos invierte en programas para criar ganado climáticamente inteligente: así funcionan

2 weeks ago | bloomberglinea.com | Agnieszka de Sousa

Bloomberg — El Fondo para la Tierra Bezos está invirtiendo dinero en programas de investigación para criar ganado climáticamente inteligente como parte de los esfuerzos para frenar el impacto ambiental del ganado. La organización filantrópica respaldada por Jeff Bezos financia con US$19 millones una iniciativa para ayudar a identificar rasgos genéticos en el ganado vacuno y ovino con bajas emisiones de metano, según informó el martes.
Pecuária sustentável: Bezos investe US$ 19 mi em gado com baixa emissão de metano

2 weeks ago | bloomberglinea.com.br | Agnieszka de Sousa

Bloomberg — O Bezos Earth Fund está investindo em programas de pesquisa para criar gado sustentável em relação ao clima, como parte dos esforços para reduzir o impacto ambiental da pecuária. A organização filantrópica apoiada por Jeff Bezos está financiando US$ 19 milhões para uma iniciativa que ajudará a identificar características genéticas em gado e ovelhas com baixa emissão de metano, informou na terça-feira (8).
Bezos Puts Money Into Breeding More Climate-Friendly Cows

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Agnieszka de Sousa

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Bezos puts money into breeding more climate-friendly cows

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Agnieszka de Sousa

(Bloomberg) — The Bezos Earth Fund is putting money into research programs to breed climate-smart cattle as part of efforts to curb the environmental impact of livestock. The Jeff Bezos-backed philanthropic organization is funding $19 million for an initiative to help identify genetic traits in low-methane emission cattle and sheep, it said Tuesday.
Bezos Puts Money Into Breeding More Climate-Friendly Cows

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Agnieszka de Sousa

The Bezos Earth Fund is putting money into research programs to breed climate-smart cattle as part of efforts to curb the environmental impact of livestock. The Jeff Bezos-backed philanthropic organization is funding $19 million for an initiative to help identify genetic traits in low-methane emission cattle and sheep, it said Tuesday.
Tariff War Threatens to Fracture Global Food Trade: Supply Lines

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Agnieszka de Sousa

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Tariff War Threatens to Fracture Global Food Trade: Supply Lines

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Agnieszka de Sousa

The global food trade that delivers everything from fruit to coffee around the world faces being fractured by the escalating tariff war. Levies imposed by US President Donald Trump this week include 21% on top cocoa producer Ivory Coast and 46% on No. 2 coffee grower Vietnam. The measures — and retaliatory ones like those from China announced on Friday — highlight the prospect of trade disruption and food becoming more expensive in many countries.
Global Food Roundup: School Meals Encourage Green Farming Push

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Agnieszka de Sousa

Crucial school-meal programs feed some 418 million children and have created about 4 million direct jobs around the world. They also require huge amounts of food and crops to feed growing stomachs. Now, the programs are being used to help develop a burgeoning part of the agriculture industry — making farming more sustainable and resilient to climate change.
Brace for Even Pricier Lattes as Coffee Rally Filters Through to Stores

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Agnieszka de Sousa

This article is for subscribers only. With all the trade-war uncertainty lately, you may need an extra caffeine fix to get though news-heavy days. But you also might be wondering to what extent a big rally in coffee prices will filter through to cafes and supermarkets. Coffee futures have surged over the past year — high-end arabica beans doubled to a record high — amid unfavorable weather in key growers Brazil and Vietnam.