Brazil is the fourth biggest meat (poultry, beef and pork) producer in the world (after China, the U.S. and the European Union).

Brazil is the second largest beef producer in the world (7.4 million tons in 2003).

Brazil is the second biggest exporter of meat (poultry, beef and pork) in the world (right after the U.S.). In 2003, preliminary figures show that Brazil sold 3.1 million tons of beef, 19% of all that was sold worldwide during the year.

Preliminary figures for 2003 show that Brazil became the major beef exporter in the world (1.3 million tons).

The five main consumers for Brazilian beef exports are: the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Chile, the U.S. and Russia.

Brazil has more than 160 million heads of cattle and exports beef to more than 120 countries.

Brazilian cattle is only fed vegetarian-based food products consisting of soy, corn, rice, crushed sugar cane, etc. No animal byproducts are added to their diet.

Brazilian cattle is internationally known as “green cattle” because it raised free-range. All meet exported by Brazil is first inspected by the country’s Ministry of Agriculture in accordance with international sanitation standards.

There has not been a single case of foot-and-mouth disease registered in Brazil in the past 27 months. Last year, 330 million vaccinations were administered in Brazil to prevent the disease.

Since 1990, Brazil has not registered a single case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. On March 30, 2001, a scientific committee of the European Union classified Brazil as being among the countries with less chance of developing the disease.