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Fortune
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Billionaire beef boss says Americans crave so much protein the country is outpacing its own production and turning to imports

(Credit: Michael Nagle—Bloomberg via Getty Images)

One of the billionaire brothers behind the biggest meat-processing company in the world is worried about satisfying America’s insatiable craving for protein.

Wesley Batista, who, with his brother Joesley Batista, controls the $15 billion Brazilian meat-packing behemoth JBS, said the U.S. needs to import more product from abroad to meet demand.

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