Fabian D.

The Meat

Brazil is one of the biggest exporter of meat. Exports in beef alone made up 5,5 billion US-Dollar in 2016, pork made up 1,4 billion. In 2000 brazils meat industry was manlly controlled by the US and EU, but in the next 10 years the BNDES the "Bank Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico  e Social" started a funding program which started the fund chosen companies in 2007. 

The problems

2014, a administrative penalty was given after it was being found out about the the bad sircumstances in which the workers wre given, which for example inculded a 20-hour-shift. Another problem is the huge consumption of soja and corn, this leads to the loss of natur, which than turns into drought in south-brazil.

Expansive tomatoes

Brizil is the sevent-largest producer of tomatoes. But tomatoes have a big problem due to the high temperatures which make the plants grow faster, they are more likely to rott, which turns into a higher maintanance cost. This maintanance can make a upkep kost of 90k R$ (Brazilian Real) or more than 4,8k US$. Due to this high costs the country has started a program, the PGPAF "Price Guarantee Program", which helps smalle farms if the market-worth is underneath there set target.