Brazil – Consumption of pig meat increases by 64% in 15 years

In the last 15 years the consumption of pig meat has increased from 8 kilos a year per capita in 1993 to 13 kilos in the first half of 2008, which means an increase of nearly 64%. In the last two years the tendency has been confirmed: increasing from 12 kilos per capita in 2007 to the 15 kilos estimated for the end of 2008. (Original in Spanish. Read Google translation here).