Japan – inspections in Brazil for beef

Japan has moved a step closer to importing beef from Brazil having completed an audit mission on Brazil’s controls earlier this month.

Morocco – bio-digesters

Danone plans to invest in 6,500 small-scale bio-digesters for farms to reduce emissions, with 4,000 of these targeted towards Morocco (DCA).

Peru – biofuel production

The USDA estimates that total ethanol production in Peru will increase by 2% in 2025 to 250m litres, with consumption forecast to increase slightly to 304m litres.

Mexico – maize production increase

The USDA reports that Mexico’s maize production for marketing year 2025/26 is expected to increase by 7% to 24.5m tonnes.