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China approves import of edible pork fat from Brazil

The Chinese government has authorized Brazilian pork meat exporters to ship edible pork fat to meet increased local demands resulting from the African swine flu outbreak in the country. Brazil’s…
Meat Mar, 25, 2019 0

Kazakhstan approves imports of live cattle from Brazil

Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) signed a zoosanitary certificate with Kazakhstan to export live cattle to the country. The agreement marks another market opening to the commodity;…
Meat Mar, 14, 2019 0

Brazil’s pork exports rise 26.5% in February

According to Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex) data, Brazil’s pork exports (including both fresh and processed meat) reached 54,090 tons last month, an increase of 26.5% year-on-year. Revenue earned from…
Meat Mar, 12, 2019 0

Santa Catarina registers a 30% increase in pork and poultry exports

After a slow start to the year, Santa Catarina’s poultry exports reached 861,000 tons in February, while the state exported 27,900 tons of pork in the same period. The combined…
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Meat Mar, 07, 2019 0

China approves sanitary certificates from Brazil’s veterinarians

Upon receiving requests from the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, the Chinese health authorities approved a new format of accreditation to import meat from Brazil. Under the…
Meat Mar, 01, 2019 0

PhilaPort receives Argentine beef today after 17-year hiatus

The United States’ largest beef importing port, the Port of Philadelphia, has received some of the first beef (several tons) shipped from Argentina today following the end of a 17-year…
Meat Mar, 01, 2019 0

South Korea clears nine Brazilian poultry and pork plants

According to Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, South Korea has cleared another nine poultry and pork processing plants to export meats to the Asian country (five pork plants and four poultry…
Meat Feb, 28, 2019 0

Marfrig records first profit since 2010, while BRF’s fate falls

For the first time since 2010, the world’s second largest meatpacker, Marfrig Global Foods SA, recorded a net profit in the final quarter of 2018, of R$2.2bn. The sale of…
Meat Feb, 21, 2019 0

Donkeys threatened with extinction by Brazil China trade

According to an article by the BBC, hundreds of donkeys which were due to be slaughtered and exported to China have starved to death in Bahia over recent months. The…
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Meat Feb, 15, 2019 0

Brazil’s live cattle exports jump 55.4% in January

Brazil recorded an increase of 55.4% in live cattle exports to 37,550 head in January, compared to the same month last year, according to data from Secex. January shipments fetched…