Climate change and beef supply chain in Southern Brazil

• Published in: The Journal of Agricultural Science
• Main Authors: Pereira, P. R. R. X., Hasenack, H., Pereira, G. R., Dewes, H., Canellas, L. C., Oliveira, T. E., Barcellos, J. O. J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2018
• Subjects: Genetics; Agronomy and Crop Science; Animal Science and Zoology; Slaughter; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021859618000667; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0021859618000667

Abstract The current study evaluated the uncertainty of beef cattle supply for slaughter due to the variable climate of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The data included the numbers of cattle slaughtered, local live cattle prices, price and amount of exported beef, and the prices of the Brazilian beef fu...