In 10 years time, Brazil will increase its market share of meat exports – beef, pork and poultry – to 44.5% of world trade in the sector. At the moment, Brazil’s share of the world meat export market is 37.4%. According to forecasts at the ministry of Agriculture, exports of poultry, now 41.4% of the [...]
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A Brazilian livestock firm has grown to prize-winning size
From Economist.com JBS spreads its wings Unless you work with quadrupeds, it may have escaped your notice that a Brazilian company, JBS, is about to become the world’s largest processor of meat. Its recent acquisition of Pilgrim’s Pride, a big chicken processor in America and Mexico, and a pending merger with Bertin, another Brazilian firm, will [...]