Food market in Brazil

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required report public distribution date 8 4 2006 gain number br6014 brazil retail food sector approved by morgan perkins director us agricultural trade officer prepared fabiana fonseca marketing specialist highlights the brazilian is major and beverage distributor in country representing a feasible market entry point for exporters primary goal of this to inform companies how industry operates who players are they have performed during past year includes psd changes no matrix annual sao paulo br3 br usda foreign service global agriculture information network template version 2 09 page 9 unclassified i summary economic context june 2005 was shaken claims corruption government ensuing scandal dominated political agenda throughout nonetheless performance unaffected achieved fiscal surplus above targeted levels also experienced surge tax revenues generated higher income benefited from surpluses central bank