i institute of developing economies discussion papers are preliminary materials circulated to stimulate discussions and critical comments keywords brazil poultry meat regional development clusters jel classification c19 n56 o13 r12 research fellow international economics studies group center ide yasushi_ueki go jp paper no 67 export led growth geographic distribution the industry in yasushi ueki august 2006 abstract this includes an examination sustainability recent high addition assessment is made impact increased production products on local industries comparative leading companies united states mexico reveal competitive advantages low costs feedstuff labor as well disadvantages scale business management efficiency brazilian sector increases domestic foreign demand for have promoted areas formation industrial observed using data related location slaughterhouses number chickens farmed statistical analyses support observations ii