Arab market is the main importer of beef produced by cooperative in northern Brazil
The Cooperfrigu cooperative, from the northern Brazilian state of Tocantins, works with 1,600 farmers and slaughters the animals exported to the Arab countries following the Islamic regulations. The monthly production at the cooperative is 3,000 tonnes of beef, apart from 750 tonnes of leather and fat derivatives. Cooperfrigu also sells to countries in Asia, Latin America and South Africa.
By Mark Ament
