Cattle and pig herd sizes grow from 2010 and 2011
The cattle herd in Brazil grew by 1.6% between 2010 and 2011, to 212.8 million head. The figures were released on Thursday, October 18, by the Brazilian Institute of Research and Statistics (IBGE). The herd in the Northeast region grew most (2.9%) in the period, followed by Southeast (2.8%) and North (2.7%).