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Trade Regulations Jun, 04, 2019 0

One off case of ‘mad cow disease’ interrupts beef exports to China

  On Monday, 06/03, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) ended the unusual case of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy), known as ‘mad cow disease’, registered in Brazil.  This was…
Meat May, 31, 2019 0

BRF studies possible merger with Marfrig

  BRF signed a memorandum of understanding with Marfrig on Thursday (May 30) for the two companies to evaluate the possibility of combining their businesses. If successful, the merger will…
Ports and Terminals May, 27, 2019 0

Port of Santos records growth in coffee and meat exports

The increase in shipments of coffee (152.2% year-on-year) and meat (231.5% year-on-year) were the highlights at the Port of Santos in April 2019. However, overall, there was a drop of…
Economy May, 23, 2019 0

Ministry of Agriculture calls for further approval for meat exports to China

The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, Tereza Cristina, said that during her recent trip to Asia, she asked the Chinese government to open a permanent negotiation channel to…
Live Cattle Exports
Meat May, 23, 2019 0

Uruguay seeks live cattle from Brazil

Uruguayan meatpackers are in the advanced stage of negotiations to obtain physio-sanitary certification from their government to import Brazilian live cattle, according to the newspaper El Pais. Uruguay is looking…
Meat May, 21, 2019 0

Brazil negotiates export of meat to Indonesia

Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Tereza Cristina, met with the Indonesian Minister of Agriculture, Amran Sulaiman, on Monday (20 May) with the objective of discussing the opening of…
meat slaughterhouse - Brazil's cattle slaughter has increased
Meat May, 17, 2019 0

Brazil’s meat exports rise 41.4% in April

According to the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex), Brazil’s combined meat exports fetched US$1.2bn in export revenue in April, up 41.4% compared to the same month last year. Last month’s…
meat slaughterhouse - Brazil's cattle slaughter has increased
Meat May, 15, 2019 0

Brazil’s pig slaughtering rises in first quarter of 2019

According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), pig slaughtering increased by 5.2% to 11.27m head between January and March, compared to the same period last year. Last…
Meat May, 08, 2019 0

Brazil ships 44.3% more pork in April

Data from ABPA, Brazil’s Animal Protein Association, shows the country’s pork exports reached 58,100 tons in April 2019, up 44.3% from 40,200 tons registered in the same month last year.…
Meat May, 08, 2019 0

Brazil registers 11.7% growth in Jan-April beef exports

Beef Exporters Association (Abiec) stated Brazil’s beef exports grew 11.7% to 538,523 tons in the first four months of 2019, compared to the same period last year. Revenue generated from…