Brazilian Hog Markets
BRAZIL - Pork exports in 2011 at 516,419 tonnes were a shade below the total for 2010 of 540,417 tonnes, but total receipts increased by 7 per cent to US $1,435 million. However, exports in 2012 are promising well, and January figures show an increase of 8.5 per cent in volume and 4.1 per cent in value compared to January 2011, writes Martin Riordan, Sales and Service Genesus Brazil.