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2120 final report.pdf - Agra CEAS Consulting

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APPENDIX 1: MEMBER STATE REPORTSAppendix 2: Third Country ReportsA2.1. Brazil 154A2.1.1. OverviewBrazil is a substantial producer of eggs with a flock of some 60 mn laying hens in 2003 and productionof 14.4 bn eggs. The sector is not particularly concentrated with the largest producer holding some4mn hens (6.7% of the total) and the four largest companies accounting for only 11.5% of the flock.Commercial production takes place entirely in battery cages and animal welfare is not currently aparticular concern. Brazil is currently not a significant exporter of eggs and egg products with totalexports amounting to just over 4,000 tonnes in 2003. The potential in the sector is, however,significant since the scope to expand feed output and thus reduce costs is substantial.A2.1.2. Egg productionEgg production in Brazil has grown only modestly over the past 20 years despite a 40% growth inpopulation since 1986. As is indicated in Table A2.1, the trend in flock size and egg production since1990 has been uneven. Egg production reached a record high 16.5 billion eggs in 2002 but fellsharply in 2003. As a result, 2003 production was only 7.3 % above the level of production in 1990.The sluggish growth of the egg industry appears to be due to a combination of consumer perceptionsand the state of the general economy. As in other parts of the world, Brazilian consumers havebecome more sensitive to their intake of cholesterol, though this is said to be having a diminishingimpact. Perhaps more important has been the uneven state of the Brazilian economy. As indicatedin Figure A2.1 below, Brazil’s real per capita GDP has risen slowly and unevenly over the past 20years. This has had a negative impact on both consumer purchases and producer investment.154 Collecting information on the Brazilian egg industry proved to be a major challenge. The Sao Paulo Poultry Association (the suggestedcontact in Brazil) concluded after consultation with its members that they did not wish to provide information on their industry. In lieu ofgathering information from the APA, therefore, we collected information from governmental and university poultry specialists and fromselected producers. Information on egg and egg product exports was obtained from the Bank of Brazil. Despite the lack of industry cooperation,the information we have collected is thought to represent an accurate and reasonably complete description of the Brazilian eggindustry.331

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