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Brazil: meat companies should show more interest in sheep and goat

18/06/2014
Farmers in north-east Brazil have said that the semi-arid climate there is proving to be well suited to rearing sheep and goats and that consumption of meat from both sources is increasing among consumers across the country.

Figures suggest that the sheep and goat herds in the state of Rio Grande do Norte alone now number more than 850,000 head combined. Government statistics show that 90% of the entire national goat population is in the north east, and that the region is home to more than half the national herd of sheep.

However, industry experts have warned that meat companies in the region need to show a higher level of interest in bringing mutton, lamb, goat and kid meat products to market, saying that a lack of interest in these sources among packers is pushing farmers towards clandestine slaughterhouses.

At current levels, Brazil produces just of 50,000 tonnes of lamb and mutton per year.



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