Brazilian beef exports to US, Egypt and Russia soar in January

Brazil’s total beef exports reached 159,997 tonnes in January, up 25.85% year on year, with sales to the US, Egypt, and Russia soaring while exports to China are still recovering from the 2021 embargo, according to data released on February 4th by the Brazilian Association of Meat-Packing Industries (Abrafrigo).

See below the comparison of beef exports to the US, Egypt, and Russia in the last two years. The data is from DataLiner.

Brazilian Beef Exports (HS 0202) to USA, Russia and Egypt | Jan to Dec 2020 – 2021 | WTMT

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

Brazil’s primary protein buyer, China, purchased 66,101 tonnes in January, down 14.5% year-on-year. Nonetheless, the amount purchased was still a recovery compared to the 22,242 tonnes imported in December.

In September last year, the Chinese temporarily suspended imports of Brazilian beef because of two atypical cases of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), known as the “mad cow” disease.

The embargo was lifted in December, months after the OIE confirmed that the cases did not harm the herd, as they were spontaneously generated and not contaminated.

Source: Forbes

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https://forbes.com.br/forbesagro/2022/02/exportacoes-de-carne-bovina-do-brasil-para-eua-egito-e-russia-disparam-em-janeiro/

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