date:Apr 17, 2014
higher prices for animal proteins and lower costs for feed. But porcine epidemic diarrhea virus is expected to cut into pork production in North America, and avian influenza continues to threaten expansion of Mexico's poultry markets. Beef supplies will be tight due to cattle herd contraction, Rabobank reported.
But Rabobank analysts are forecasting 2.9 percent growth in Mexico's economy, with the most expansion occurring during the second half of 2014.
We identify five factors that will driv