Brazil: Tough year expected

2009 is proving to be an extremely difficult year for Brazil’s pork industry. The country faces increased competition from beef and chicken domestically, and is struggling to find new export markets. A roundup of 2008-2009. By Patrick Knight   The situation for pork producers in Brazil has clearly not improved over the last year, due to the economic crisis. Just like prices for beef and poultry, prices of pork on the Brazilian domestic market have fallen by about 20% since the financ