date:Apr 16, 2013
This equates to $20.57 billion to Brazils economy and was accompanied with agribusiness imports falling by 1.1 per cent.
Meat value led the charge totalling $3.89 billion (+ seven per cent) of which Poultry grew 2.6 per cent reaching $1.81 billion, this despite broiler meat exports declining 7.9 per cent in tonnage weight.
Poultry income was driven by an average retail price increase of 11.3 per cent.
Beef value increased 19.7 per cent, totalling $1.46 billion.
China was the primary buyer pu