BRAZIL 101 



Several meat companies have erected works, and others are in 

 course of erection. Capitalists from the United States and 

 Great Britain have at last realised what an enormous and handy 

 source of meat supply is available in Brazil, and are now fast 

 developing it. 



The export trade has expanded in a remarkable manner, and 

 the country bids fair soon to become one of the most important 

 sources of meat supply. In 1915 — the first year of foreign 

 trading — the exports were 8000 tons ; in the following year they 

 increased to 33,130 tons ; while last year 66,450 tons of beef were 

 shipped, chiefly to the Continent, for the Italian and French 

 armies. The beef is small and very suitable for those countries. 



The Grovernment has offered considerable advantages to 

 breeders of cattle, to encourage the importation of live stock. 

 It intends also to facilitate in every way — both financially and 

 otherwise — the importation of large numbers of first-class cattle ; 

 the import of as many as 120,000 bulls is contemplated within 

 the next few years. Already, many head of cattle have been 

 brought down from the United States. Many have been imported 

 from the Argentine, and 60 Zebus were recently imported from 

 India, fetching very high prices. A syndicate is shortly to be 

 formed to import cattle from the United Kingdom, which is to 

 be backed up by the Government. At present, it is only a 

 question of bulls ; but it is probable that the idea will also expand 

 to include the importation of cows, sheep and pigs. 



The Government is willing to expend also a large sum of money 

 to help the local breeders, and allow free transport by rail. How 

 much more brainy are the politicians in this country to those 

 in Australia, where the stock-owner bears the brunt of all the 

 additional taxation and freight. 



Brazil offers a great and remunerative field in the raising 

 of cattle for beef and its many by-products. It has unlimited 

 tracts of land served by railroads, wdth plenty of running 

 water. 



It can raise cattle from the valley of the Amazon in the north 

 downward to the most southern State — Rio Grande do Sul — but 

 the centre of this great industry, not only for the fertility of its 

 soil and climate, will always be the State of Sao Paulo, because 

 of its geographical conditions and railroad facilities. Most of 

 the beef j^i'oduced in that progressive part and its neighbouring 

 States will have to be treated and shipped to Santos, the great 

 coffee seaport. Thanks to the activity and vision of the people 

 of Sao Paulo, the export of beef and its by-products is free. 



