Poultry & Meat

Poultry & Meat

Brazil is one of the leading countries in the global poultry industry, not only in production, but also in trade with poultry products. Despite the recent economic problems, the Brazilian poultry industry has shown a remarkable dynamics over the past two years.

Brazil is also the world’s largest exporter of beef (20% of global exports) and its second largest producer, and has one of the largest and most sustainable cattle herds in the world. The national herd counts 215.2m heads of cattle. Brazilian cattle production has benefited immensely from the technological advances of the past decades, both in pasture management and diversification, as well as in animal breeding and genetic selection.