agribusiness
noun
ag·ri·busi·ness
ˈa-grə-ˌbiz-nəs 
-nəz
: an industry engaged in the producing operations of a farm, the manufacture and distribution of farm equipment and supplies, and the processing, storage, and distribution of farm commodities
Examples of agribusiness in a Sentence
Several large agribusinesses own most of the farms around here.
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Based in Chesterfield, Missouri, Bunge North America is an agribusiness that produces and markets multiple food ingredients including corn, wheat, rice, soybeans and feed peas.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
The total number of recipients is estimated to be 210,000, according to the agribusiness data hub Tridge.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
It’s been a major product for agribusiness since the 1970s, with companies such as Archer Daniels Midland having key plants in Iowa.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 July 2025
Despite their leader’s legal travails, Bolsonaro’s supporters remain very influential in politics, the media and among important economic areas, such as the agribusiness sector.
—Rafael R. Ioris, The Conversation, 14 July 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
The total number of recipients is estimated to be 210,000, according to the agribusiness data hub Tridge.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
It’s been a major product for agribusiness since the 1970s, with companies such as Archer Daniels Midland having key plants in Iowa.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 July 2025
Despite their leader’s legal travails, Bolsonaro’s supporters remain very influential in politics, the media and among important economic areas, such as the agribusiness sector.
—Rafael R. Ioris, The Conversation, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for agribusiness
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“Agribusiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agribusiness. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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