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Brazilian meatpackers’ commitment to emissions targets under scrutiny
Beef industry faces pressure to prove animals do not come from farms engaged in deforestation
World Economy News
28 Jun 2021 • 6 min read
Every day at abattoirs across Brazil, tens of thousands of cattle are butchered into choice cuts, burgers and ready-meals sold at home and around the world.
While the booming multibillion-dollar trade has made the Latin American nation the biggest global exporter of beef, the exact origins of the animals are often a mystery.
“There is a guy who produces the calf, one raises it and another that does the fattening,” said Gilberto Tomazoni, chief executive of JBS, the world’s largest meat processor with $50bn in annual turnover. “Basically, there has been a lack of information to monitor the suppliers of our suppliers.”
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