SAO PAULO – An outbreak of a deadly virus threatening pork production in China may be a boon to Brazilian and U.S. exporters, meat processor JBS SA’s chief executive said in a live webcast on Tuesday.
Gilberto Tomazoni said the swine fever outbreak could change the overall landscape for protein trade, affecting not only pork markets but potentially other meat types like poultry and beef.
“China has already significantly increased pork imports from Brazil due to the outbreak,” said Tomazoni, who was appointed chief executive of JBS earlier this month.
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