Brazilian Meat Production
By USDA, FAS - This report looks at Brazil's recent export success, focussing on how the Brazilian Pork industry is suffering under Russian TRQ's. Brazil’s export prowess in agricultural products is the result of a deliberate strategy that began in the early 1990’s. After discarding a policy of import-substituting industrialization, which for years crippled agriculture by diverting state resources into industrial development, Brazil has now fully embraced agriculture as a way to generate export revenue and encourage employment in rural areas.
16 July 2004
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