BRAZIL FACES BEEF EXPORT INCREASE SAYS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Brazilian overseas beef meat sales are set to grow in 2017, according to projections from the Associação Brasileira das Indústrias Exportadoras de Carne (ABIEC). "Our export forecasts for 2017 are USD5.5 to USD6 billion, said Antônio Jorge Camardelli, the ABIEC president. This would be a year-on-year 9% value increase and volume 11% volume increase. In 2015, 129 countries and customs jurisdictions bought beef from Brazilian buyers a number that rose to 133 in 2016. Among these, 10 importers were responsible for purchasing 75% of Brazilian exports: Hong Kong ...


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