Brazilian Livestock & Meat Industry

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS

MEASURES AND GENERAL DATA ON BRAZIL

MAPS

LAND PRICES

OVERVIEW OF AGRICULTURE & LIVESTOCK SECTOR

GLOBAL BENCHMARKING - QUICK REFERENCE

GLOBAL COMPETITION INDEX

BEEF SECTOR ANALYSIS

• Basic Herd Size Data
• Production Systems
• Feedlot and/or Fattening Operations
• Disease Problems, Programs and Incidence
• Other Government Programs
• Breeds
• Productivity Measures
• Characterization of Cattle Ranchers
• Government Role in Cattle Activities
• Costs of Production
• Pricing of Live Animals for Slaughter
• Trends
• Slaughter and Industrial Segment
• Slaughter Inspection Systems
• Importance of Inspection Systems
• Slaughter Systems and Cuts
  • Slaughter Evolution
  • Procurement Systems
  • Amazon Issue
  • Beef Industry
  • Market Shares of Major Players
  • Profiles of Major Players
  • Comments on Beef Slaughter Operations
  • Government Role in Slaughter and Exports
  • Trade Association Roles
  • Export & Import Data and Information
    • Introduction
    • Export of Live Cattle
    • Meat Export Evolution
    • Beef Exports - 2008
    • Major Export Players
    • Beef Imports
  • Trends in the Beef Industry
  • Key Success Factors

POULTRY SECTOR ANALYSIS

• Livestock Activities
  • Flock Size Data
  • Production Systems and Contractual Relationship
  • Diseases, Programs and Incidence
  • Breeds
  • Productivity Indicators
  • Government Role in Poultry Sector
  • Production Costs
  • Corn and Other Poultry Feed Ingredients
  • Live Poultry Prices
  • Trends
• Slaughter & Industrial Segment
  • Slaughter Inspection Systems and Importance
  • Slaughter Systems and Cuts
  • Slaughter Evolution
  • Apparent Consumption
  • Market Share for Major Players
  • Profiles of Major Players
  • Government Role in Slaughter and Exports
  • Trade Association Roles
  • Introduction
  • Export Evolution
  • Chicken Exports - 2007/08
  • Major Export Players
  • Poultry Meat Imports
• Trends in Poultry Segment
• Key Success Factors

PORK SECTOR ANALYSIS

• Livestock Data and Information
  • Basic Herd Size Data
  • Production Systems
  • Disease Problems, Programs and Incidence:
  • Breeds:
  • Productivity Measures
  • Characterization of Hog Operations
  • Government Role in Hog Sector
  • Costs of Production
  • Live Hog Prices
  • Trends
  • Slaughter Inspection Systems
  • Importance of Inspection Systems
• Slaughter Systems and Cuts
• Slaughter Evolution
• Procurement Systems
• Apparent Consumption of Pork
• Market Shares of Major Players
• Profiles of Major Players
• Comments on Hog Slaughter Operations
• Government Role in Slaughter and Exports
• Trade Association Roles
• Export & Import Data and Information
  • Introduction
  • Export Evolution
  • Pork Meat Exports: 2007/2008
  • Major Export Players
  • Pork Meat Imports
• Trends in Pork Segment
• Key Success Factors

CONSOLIDATED MEAT SECTOR

MEAT DISTRIBUTION IN THE DOMESTIC MARKET

• Current Channels
• Distribution Channels
• Retail Outlets
• Institutional or Food Service Outlets
• Fresh vs. Processed Meats

FINAL CONSUMER OBSERVATIONS

FINAL OVERVIEW OF THE LIVESTOCK & MEAT SECTOR

• Trends
• Opportunities
• Challenges
• Key Success Factors

MEAT SUPPLY FORECAST

• Introduction
• Global Macroeconomic Premises
• Brazil Premises
• Forecast

MEAT TRACEABILITY

• Introduction
• Bovine Segment
• Details of SISBOV and ERAS
• Identification Tools
• Deadlines & Timing Requirements
• Slaughter Component
• Cost of Traceability
• Benchmarking
• Poultry and Swine/Hogs Sector
• Certification Companies
• Final Considerations