Brazil Food and Drink Report Q3 2008: Independent Forecasts and Competitive Intelligence on Brazil's Food and Drink Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f2d3b3/brazil_food_and_dr) has announced the addition of the "Brazil Food and Drink Report Q3 2008" report to their offering.

The Brazilian meat industry is one of the largest and most profitable of all the Brazilian food sectors. However, its market leading position is constantly threatened by health scares and export bans, which have the power to wreak havoc on firms revenues. Many of the largest firms have sought to diversify into other countries and other sectors in an effort to shield themselves from this threat. However, a ban on Brazilian beef by the EU in the first quarter of 2008 highlights the precarious position of many food firms operating in this sector.

This action by the EU comes just a year after Russia lifted its own ban on Brazilian meat. Brazil is Russias biggest meat supplier, but in 2005, after a widespread outbreak of foot and mouth disease, Russia prohibited all meat imports from eight Brazilian states. On December 1 2007, this ban was lifted, but it had already forced some Brazilian firms to shift entire production lines to Brazilian states where the ban was not applied.

In a response to the EU ban, Brazilian meat processing firm Marfrig, which derives around 16% of its revenues from exports to the EU, announced it would expand its operations in Argentina and Uruguay. This kind of geographical diversification has been pursued by all of the countrys leading meat firms and is one way to negate the effect of bans on Brazilian meat. JBS now has significant operations in Argentina and has been rapidly expanding in the US. However, despite this diversification all of the leading Brazilian firms, including JBS and Marfrig, rely heavily on meat produced in Brazil and ensuring that these firms do not have to endure an endless cycle of export bans is crucial for safeguarding the long-term health of the Brazilian meat industry.

Key Topics Covered:

- Executive Summary

- Business Environment

- Regional Food & Drink Business Environment Ratings

- Table: Latin America Food & Drink Business Environment Ratings Q308

- Brazils Food and Drink Business Environment Rating

- Table: Global Food & Drink Business Environment Rankings Brazils Global Peer Group

- SWOT Analysis

- Food and Drink

- Brazil Food and Drink Industry SWOT

- Mass Grocery Retail

- Brazil Mass Grocery Retail Industry SWOT

- Macroeconomic Outlook

- Table: Brazil Economic Activity

- Food

- Industry Forecast Scenario

- Consumption

- Table: Food, Drink and Tobacco Trade Indicators, 2005-2012 (US$mn)

- Canned Food

- Table: Brazils Canned Food Sales, 2005-2012

- Confectionery

- Table: Brazils Confectionery Sales, 2005-2012

- Industry Developments

- Market Overview

- Prepared Food / Canned Food

- Confectionery

- Dairy

- Meat

- Seafood

- Drink

- Industry Forecast Scenario

- Hot Drinks

- Table: Hot Drink Value Sales Historical Data & Forecasts

- Alcoholic Drinks

- Table: Alcoholic Drink Value/Volume Sales Historical Data & Forecasts

- Soft Drinks and Bottled Water

- Table: Soft Drink Value/Volume Sales Historical Data & Forecasts

- Industry Developments

- Market Overview

- Hot Drinks

- Soft Drinks

- Alcoholic Drinks

- Agriculture at a Glance

- Table: Brazils Dairy Industry Data, 2000-2006

- Table: Brazils Agricultural Sub-Sector Production Data, 2000-2006

- Table: Brazil Rural/Urban Population Breakdown

- Agricultural Commodity Price

- Mass Grocery Retail

- Industry Forecast Scenario

- Table: Brazils Mass Grocery Retail Value Sales by Format, 2005-2012 (US$bn)

- Table: Sales Breakdown by Retail Format Type, 2007 And 2017 (%)

- Industry Developments

- Market Overview

- Table: Structure of Brazil's Mass Grocery Retail Market by Estimated Number of Outlets, 2002-2007

- Table: Structure Of Brazil's Mass Grocery Retail Market, Sales by Format (US$bn)

- Table: Average Annual Sales Value by Format, 2007 (US$mn)

- Competitive Landscape

- Key Players

- Food and Drink

- Table: Key Players in Brazil's Food and Drink Sector

- Mass Grocery Retail

- Table: Key Players in Brazil's Mass Grocery Retail Sector, 2007

- Table: Key Players in Brazil's Mass Grocery Retail Sector (cont)

- Company Analysis

- Food

- Perdigão

- Sadia SA

- Drink

- Embotelladora Andina

- AmBe

- Mass Grocery Retail

- Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (CBD)

- Wal-Mart

- Appendix

- Food & Drink Business Environment Ratings

- Ratings Methodology

- Ratings Overview

- Ratings System

- Indicators

- Limits of Potential Returns

- Risks to Realisation of Potential Returns

- Weighting

- Weighting

- BMI Food & Drink Industry Glossary

- Food & Drink

- Mass Grocery Retail

- BMI Food & Drink Forecasting & Sourcing

- How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts

- Sourcing

Companies Mentioned:

-Perdigão

-Sadia SA

-Embotelladora Andina

-AmBe

-Mass Grocery Retail

-Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (CBD)

-Wal-Mart

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