Animal husbandry in Brazil

Animal husbandry has been a significant part of Brazil's economy since the colonial period. In 2023, Brazil had a herd of 238.62 million head of cattle. The average stocking rate in the country was 1.25 head/ha (unit of head per hectare) in 2016. The country is the largest exporter of beef in the world: 3.01 million tonnes in 2023. It is also the world's largest exporter of chicken meat: 5.09 million tonnes in 2025. The fifth largest milk producer, with a total production of 36.74 million litters in 2023. And the 3rd largest producer of pork in the world at 5.3 million tonnes in 2023.

In 2017, the flocks in Brazil were of the following order: 1,425,699,944 birds, with 242,767,457 chicken and 15,473,981 quail; 214,899,796 cattle, 41,099,460 pigs, 17,976,367 sheep, 9,592,079 goats and 1,381,395 buffaloes, in addition to 5,501,872 equine.

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