China again generates apprehension among meat exporters

On Tuesday, China confirmed its ability to exploit the anxiety of the Brazilian meat industry in order to strengthen itself in trade negotiations when the country’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) suspended BRF’s plant at Lucas do Rio Verde (MT), which was formerly authorized to sell pork and chicken.
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Unlike last year, when Beijing suspended meatpackers in several countries as a precaution against Covid-19, this time the veto of the BRF unit is completely unrelated to the pandemic. The unit was suspended due to a problem with container refrigeration after a cargo arrived in China already thawed out.

See the DataLiner chart below for Brazilian meat exports to China via container in the first half of 2021:

Brazilian Exports of Meat and Other Products to China via Container | Jan to Jun 2021 | TEU

Graph source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

In an assessment by a senior industry source, the episode reflects the logistical chaos that has gripped the world. “There are containers that should have stopped for maintenance or replacement that have not stopped. This is putting everyone at risk. There has been a blackout – a lack of containers – since the first half of the year,” said the source.

Source: Valor Econômico

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