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Meat giant JBS broke off talks to acquire tilapia firm before CEO exit, US shutdown

The world's largest meat company has broken off talks to acquire a private equity-backed Brazilian tilapia and shrimp firm, Undercurrent News has learned 

By Tom Seaman | July 8, 2022 15:47 BST
Tilapia being fed on a GeneSeas Aquaculture farm in Brazil. Credit: GeneSeas' Facebook page
Tilapia being fed on a GeneSeas Aquaculture farm in Brazil. Credit: GeneSeas' Facebook page
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The world's largest meat company, Brazil's JBS, has broken off talks to acquire a private equity (PE)-backed Brazilian tilapia and shrimp firm, Undercurrent News has learned [...]

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