Standard operation of agricultural inspectors paralyzes slaughter in slaughterhouses, says source

A suspected case of “mad cow” disease in Minas Gerais is not the only headache that Brazilian meatpackers are experiencing. The threat of a strike by federal agricultural inspectors is also causing industry executives to lose sleep and halting slaughter in some units.

According to a senior source in the private sector, at least three slaughterhouses have already stopped slaughtering because of the deliberate delay by inspectors in signing the international certificate authorizing exports. “This is serious. The inspectors are taking five days to release the certificate,” the source said.

Problems in releasing certificates are added to the shortage of containers already faced by slaughterhouses, which hinders stock management.

It is worth remembering that JBS and Marfrig already reported significant impacts with the increase in their inventories caused by the lack of containers in the second quarter. JBS recorded an impact of BRL 3 billion and Marfrig, BRL 700 million.

Source: Valor Econômico

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