Economic issues facing the global meat industry

The next issue on the agenda is livestock emissions. Extensive South American grass-fed systems are blamed for being less efficient than intensive feed lot methods. Measurement standards are unclear and regulations undefined, but potential green-house gas taxes target livestock production in the short-term. In order to protect its interests and safeguard consumer demand, it is crucial for livestock entities to fight policy for review, to incorporate the livestock natural environment and total farm emissions as potential tax credit.

TheĀ current economic developmentsĀ bring new challenges for meat processors worldwide in terms of overcapacity, where (or to) invest to reach global demand, and the relocation of margins along the supply chain,

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