The number of cattle in Brazil, one of the world’s largest exporters of meat and leather, rose by 3%  in 2021 and broke a record in the country, the government has reported.

Cattle numbers reached 224.6 million head last year, according to data released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). This surpassed the previous maximum of 218.2 million head, which was recorded in 2016. Last year was the third consecutive year in which Brazil’s cattle population has grown.

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