Life cycle inventory of greenhouse gas emissions and use of land and energy in Brazilian beef production (original) (raw)

SR 792 ISBN 978-91-7290-283-1 6 production was consumed internally. The overall production increase over the past decade (approximately 2.16 MT CWE) is driven by increased demands on the export market, not by domestic demands. The most important beef-exporting states of Brazil are situated in the southern and centralwestern parts of the country. These states have an advantage on the export market compared with states in the Amazon region due to better infra-structure, more modern slaughterhouses and a longer period of foot-and mouth-disease free status.