PED virus could bring Brazil smiles or sadness

What do Haitian immigrants and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) virus have in ?common? They are both new developments and both could prove to be a friend or a foe to the Brazilian pork industry. By Patrick Knight When estimates for 2014 were made, Brazil anticipated exporting about 15% more pork than the 510,000 tonnes sold abroad in 2013. This equalled about an extra 75,000 tonnes. With domestic demand for pork strongly following the sharp rise in the price of beef, however, it will