PROTEIN FEATURE PRODUCTION ARTICLE SHORTENED IN SOUTH HEADLINE AMERICA first time . As Reuters reports , Brazil already had a healthy relationship with the United States , exporting 37,000 tons ( roughly $ 217 million ) worth of processed beef into the country in 2014 .
Mixed progress in the poultry world While red meat production is seeing gains , reports indicate that Brazil is facing more difficulty than usual in poultry production . World Poultry recently reported that Brazil ’ s expected broiler production growth for 2015 has decreased from five percent to 2.5 percent due to a rise in costs caused by underlying economic issues like energy costs and tax increases . Even so , at 13 million metric tonnes that ’ s still an impressive amount . In the Latin America sphere poultry production is enjoying more robust growth , between a combination of higher demand and lowered production costs . Guatamala-based multinational Division Industrial Pecuaria recently noted that it is
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