Brazil was the 11th largest exporter of bovine meat in 1998, exporting over 240,000 metric tons, which was nearly 4 percent of the world export market. Brazil ranks 6th in world milk production, with over 22 million metric tons, accounting for 4 percent of world production in 1999. Brazil also is the world s 7th largest producer of pig meat, with over 1.7 million metric tons, which was 2 percent of world production in 1999. As seen in Table B, Brazil is a relatively small producer and exporter of other relevant animal products. Brazil imported 1.8 million metric tons of milk, which was 3 percent of world imports in 1998.
Brazil is a relatively small importer of other meat and animal products.
The imported meat products are all prepared or preserved. The other animal products are also processed in some manner or subject to import conditions which, if carried out properly, mitigate the risk of FMD transmission. Brazil is also a leading supplier of US imports of extracts and juices of meat providing approximately 76 percent of US imports of this product in 1999 and over 60 percent of imports from Jan - May 2000. The US also imports considerable quantities of non-edible animal parts for use as animal feed from Brazil. A total of 1,233,403 passengers arrived in the US on direct flights from Brazil in 1998.