Brazil Egg Producer Weighs US Deal in Wake of Merger With JBS

South America’s top egg producer, fresh off a sale of a 50% stake in the company to meat producer JBS SA, said it is weighing a merger or acquisition to enter the US market.

“No option is ruled out,” Márcio Utsch, chief executive officer of Mantiqueira Brasil, said in an interview. “It can happen through local production or partnerships with companies already operating in the market.”

The potential expansion follows Monday’sannouncement that JBS bought 50% control of Mantiqueira Brasil, its first foray into the egg sector. That move — as well as the international plans — ...