agribusiness

American  

[ag-ruh-biz-nis] / ˈæg rəˌbɪz nɪs /

Or agrobusiness

noun

1. the businesses collectively associated with the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural products.

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agribusiness British  

/ ˈæɡrɪˌbɪznɪs /

noun

1. the various businesses collectively that process, distribute, and support farm products

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agribusiness Cultural  

1. The part of the economy devoted to the production, processing, and distribution of food, including the financial institutions that fund these activities.

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Agribusiness emphasizes agriculture as a big business rather than as the work of small family farms.

Etymology

Origin of agribusiness

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; agri- + business

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agribusiness

Brazil’s booming agribusiness sector, fueled by soaring Chinese demand for Brazilian soybeans, beef and other commodities, has also given greater economic and political clout to the country’s conservative farming heartland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Ricky Volpe, a professor of agribusiness at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, said the popularity of private-label products rose during that downturn, which lasted from 2007 to 2009.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Also named in the lawsuit and settlement is the Wonderful Co., the Los Angeles agribusiness owned by Beverly Hills billionaires Lynda and Stewart Resnick.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

Hundreds of Indigenous people have been protesting in northern Brazil for two weeks outside the port terminal of US agribusiness giant Cargill, angered over the dredging and development of Amazonian rivers for grain exports.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

Wilkes was referring to the ecological worries that beset modern agribusiness.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann