PorkExpo 2008: A Global Gathering of Experts and Companies
BRAZIL - PorkExpo 2008 and 4^th International Swine Production Forum will be held from September 30^th to October 2^nd, in Curitiba, Brazil

US to Assess Brazilian Meat Conditions
BRAZIL - In order to assess fresh beef and pork production conditions in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that they will make...

Perdigao Sees Income Rise by 174 per cent
BRAZIL - Brazilian poultry, pig meat, beef and food processor Perdigao has seen its income for 2007 rise by 174 per cent to R$ 321.3 million (US$ 188.4 million) compared to 2006.

Export Mission to Russia
BRAZIL - A mission from Brazil is in Russia this week to thrash out a deal over health and hygiene controls for meat exports.

Brazilian Pig Meat Production to Rise
BRAZIL - Pig meat production in Brazil is set to rise by 4.5 per cent next year, according to official figures from the Brazilian agriculture ministry.

Biologist discovers new giant wild pig species
BRAZIL - A new species of giant wild pig has been discovered by a celebrated Dutch field biologist in the remote south eastern Amazon region of Brazil.

Chinese blockade on Brazilian meat stalls bilateral trade
BRAZIL - China’s restriction on Brazilian meat is one of the main obstacles to increased trade between the two countries, says the executive-secretary of the Brazil-China Business Council (CEBC.

TOPIGS genetics in Brazil: 27.5 piglets weaned per sow per year
BRAZIL - In 2006 Brazilian farms using TOPIGS 40 sows weaned 27.5 piglets per sow per year, which is 0.5 piglets more than in 2005.

Perdigão Profits Fall 8%
BRAZIL - Perdigão, the large Brazilian Food Company, had its 2006 financial statements hurt by a weakeness in its key export markets despite encouraging growth in domestic sales.

Avipal group to have stand at Gulfood
BRAZIL - The Brazilian food industry, which produces meats and dairy products, exports to nine Arab countries and sees in the region a market that is becoming more and more promising. The fair, which begins today, in Dubai, is the largest in the food...

Despite current woes, Brazil seen as U.S. farm rival
BRAZIL - When Paulo Sergio Franz guns a mud-splattered pickup past a spread of white Brahman cattle and wide expanses of newly planted soybeans, it becomes evident this is no ordinary family farm.

Perdigao: Third Quarter Indicates Tendency Towards Recovery in Growth
BRAZIL - Perdigao's third quarter 2006 results reflect a tendency towards recovery in relation to the second quarter of the year.

Brazilian meat exports to Kuwait hits US$160 million in 2005
BRAZIL - Brazil is now the top exporter of meat and poultry to Kuwait exporting nearly US$160 million worth of the product to the state in 2005.

8th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production
BRAZIL - The 8th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production brings together researchers from around the world in the area of animal breeding and genetics. The site of the congress was Belo Horizonte, Brazil. These congresses are held every...

Brazil soy industry boycotts beans from the Amazon
BRAZIL - Brazilian soy crushers and exporters will stop buying soybeans grown in the Amazon basin for the time being, industry groups said on Monday, bowing to pressure from activist groups trying to preserve the rain forest.

Brazil's Sadia seeks main meat rival Perdigao
BRAZIL - Brazil's largest pork and poultry processor Sadia offered on Monday to pay 3.7 billion reais ($1.7 billion) for a majority stake in its largest domestic rival Perdigao in a deal that would give it a commanding advantage at home and added scale...

Brazil's second largest meat processor faces dismal quarter
BRAZIL - Brazil's second largest poultry and pork processor Perdigao reports that net income for the quarter has plunged 85.5 percent to 10.4 million real (US$4.8 million), compared to the same period last year.

Pork Expo 2006: The Exposition
BRAZIL - The city of Foz do Iguassu will be once again the hosting site of the Pork Expo, responding to the survey carried out with the participants in the 2004's exposition.