BRAZIL PIGMEAT EXPORTS SOAR AHEAD
September 1st, 2016
BRAZIL’S exports of pigmeat are booming, with over January to July, volume sales overseas increasing 42.2% year-on-year compared to the same time period in 2016. The Brazilian Protein Association (Associação Brasileira de Proteína Animal) says that from January to July this year (2016), 413,300 tonnes have been exported, be it frozen or processed meat, including sausages. In value terms, in these seven months, these exports have risen by 25.8% year-on-year to Brazilian Reals BRL2.72 billion (USD829 million at current exchange rates); although in terms of USD ...
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