02.08.2008

Brazil

Brazil announced a deal to export unprocessed poultry to India, potentially reaching 300,000 tonnes in the first year, the Brazilian Association of Chicken Producers and Exporters (ABEF) said.
The deal could make India the biggest buyer of Brazilian chicken, surpassing Russia, which purchased 194,000 tonnes of the meat from the Latin American nation last year.
"If this meant exporting 300,000 tonnes, that would mean 10 percent of what we export worldwide," Francisco Turra, ABEF's president said.
Chicken is a major source of protein in India as many people there do not eat beef as they are Hindu.