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Home Brazilian meatpackers’ commitment to emissions targets under scrutiny 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 o ....
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