Even more expensive meat and more polluting livestock, the effects of climate change in Brazil

Anyone who is paying R$ 40 a kilo in second-rate cuts or no longer sees meat on their plate in this year of 2021 must think that it is worse than it is, the thing is not going to stay. But as in Brazil, the saying goes, "at the bottom of the well there is a trapdoor", scientists bring bad news: it could get much worse. The reason is the fast and already noticeable Drought will make food even more expensive; Understand How climate change can impact food production in Brazil For ten years, researchers at USP (University of São Paulo) in Ribeirão Preto simulated the effects of increased temperature and lower water supply on the quality of pasture, which serves as food for more than 90% of Brazilian beef cattle. They found that leaf quality will be severely affected by an expected increase of at least 2°C in temperatures over the next few years. With this, it will be more difficult to fatten the cattle, or it will be necessary to supplement the feeding of the animals "by trough" — an ...