Marfrig Group begins cattle operation in Brazil

Marfrig Group, one of the world’s largest food producers, has started production at its Tucumã unity, located in Pará state, in Brazil’s North Region, which has the capacity to process one thousand head of cattle per day and has been idle since 2009. The company decided to re-open it this year and the measures required for its reopening include mapping and organizing cattle suppliers based on the company’s social and environmental criteria adopted throughout its production units. This is the fifth Marfrig Group production unit in the Amazon region. Others are located in Rolim de Moura and Chupinguaia, both in the Roraima state, and Tangará da Serra e Paranatinga, in Mato Grosso state. 
To contribute to environmental preservation, to stimulate sustainable cattle production and to enlarge the number of suppliers in the region, Marfrig Group settled a partnership with The Nature Conservancy, one of the world’s largest environmental organizations. Both organizations will provide technical resources to promote compliance with environmental legislation and expand responsible production among cattle producers operating in the municipalities of São Félix do Xingu and Tucumã, located in southeastern Pará, area with the largest cattle herd in the country. The project’s cycle will be completed through a partnership with Walmart Brazil, the world’s leading retailer, which will offer to the customer a product obtained through the best social and environmental practices.