Brazil's pork production is booming due to China exports - high prices Brazil pork production amounting to 3.8 million t is available with a 4% share in 4th place in the world. Comparison: in China are about 55 million tonnes, in the EU 22 million tonnes of and in the United States approximately 12 million tonnes pork produced. The Brazilian pork production since the turn of the century ever developed. The production focuses on the South-East. In 3 provinces of Mato Grosso do Sul, Santa Catarina and Paraná are almost two-thirds pig. The pig farming takes place mainly in integrated composite systems . 10 companies have about 58% of the pigs. The largest company has over 450,000 sows and slaughters annually 10 million pigs. Nearly one-third of farms can be considered independent. Cooperatively organized enterprises have accounted for 14%. The Brazilian pork production has significant cost advantages in the feed, the stable buildings, wages and environmental protection. The disadvantages are the diseases recurring under subtropical conditions and the high transport costs due to the large distances. The marketing costs of a pig are specified in remote market regions with €25 per animal. Since the turn of the Millennium, the Brazilian production is approximately 0.5 million t higher than domestic consumption. The exports go, particularly in the South-East Asian region. With the years 2014 exports were increased for the first time after Russia . The deliveries to be approximately 200,000 tonnes per year. The expectations of larger deliveries to Russia after the import ban but quickly collapsed after had that Brazilian pork prices to 75% increased and he halved Ruble rate. With the year 2016, China came as additional sales area in question. The rising China imports will be expected to 70,000 t. This is little, on a global scale but for the Brazilian pork market of considerable importance. T hope for further export increases in the direction of 900,000 is present, but experience with Russia shows that the export boom is quickly over Brazilian prices rise. For Brazil current €1.45 / kg pork prices are relatively high. Normally, the pig prices in Brazil are depending on the exchange rate relations between €1 and €1.35 / kg and kg. Constantly fluctuating Exchange rates distort the conversion.
