Flock of the country was 2.5 million heads, but 70% disappeared because of actions by the extremist Islamic State

Brazil will help Iraq rebuild its cattle herd, decimated by the Islamic state. The herd was 2.5 million heads, but 70% disappeared because of actions by the extremist group. The businessman Hayder Majeed Hameed, owner of the Hameedan Group, which focuses on the animal protein market, was in the country to negotiate with three companies the shipment of five thousand head of cattle per month, through the port of Barcarena, Pará. ” Which we had with the cattle of the whole world, the Brazilian was the one who managed to adapt to the Iraqi climate, “Hameed told the column. The first ship leaves in September. Hammeed still intends to buy a 10,000-head Pará property to meet his demand in Iraq.

Reconstruction. The vice president of the Iraq Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Jalal Jamel Chaya, said that the Iraqi government is investing US $ 400 million to recover agriculture in the next five years. For beef and dairy farming, the idea is to settle smallholders in reclaimed areas, such as Mossul.

Recent partnership. Brazil and Iraq opened the market for live cattle in 2015. Exports grew 9% in the first half of this year, according to the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services, with a total of 12,540 head. The interest of Iraqis is pure Nelore and cross with angus, and dairy cows spinning.