Attaché Report (GAIN)

Brazil: Livestock and Products Annual

Post forecasts beef production in 2021 at 10.5 million metric tons, which is an increase of 4 percent. The main drivers are solid exports, mostly to China, and improved domestic demand.
Following China’s detection that a surface sample of chicken wings imported from Brazil tested positive for coronavirus, the Hong Kong government has suspended the license application for products...
Propelled by COVID-19, Germany's restaurant sector is undergoing structural change.
German companies produced 37 % more meat substitute products in the first quarter of 2020 than in the previous year. But, the market still represents only a small niche.