Embrapa Swine and Poultry has developed production cost surveys and studies since the late 1980s, initially for swine and, since the 1990s, for broiler chicken. The aim of the project "Cost of Compliance" is to comparatively access the costs that farmers face to adjust to environmental legislation, and legislation on food security and animal wellfare, in order to project impact on competitiveness.

The study will comprise twelve European Union countries (Germany, Bulgaria, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Netherlands, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom) and ten exporting countries (South Africa, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, United States of America, New Zealand, Thailand and Ukraine). The products analyzed are: milk, meats (beef, pork, mutton and chicken), cereals, wine, fruit and vegetables. Brazil's participation is restricted to the meats (swine and poultry by Embrapa and beef cattle by Cepea/Esalq/USP).

Among expected results is Embrapa's insertion in an international network of meat agrobenchmarking (swine and broiler chicken).