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Cattle farmers carry out blockade threat

17/11/2009

A group of 70 livestock farmers in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso has carried out a threat to blockade an abattoir in the town of Alta Floresta.The facility, now leased by JBS-Friboi, was run by rival packer firm Quatro Marcos until that company got into financial difficulties at the start of the year. The farmers have said that Quatro Marcos...

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