China temporarily suspends imports from three Brazilian slaughterhouses

China asked for temporarily suspensions of licenses to export for three Brazilian slaughterhouses: Agra and Marfrig, in Mato Grosso (beef) and Minuano, in Rio Grande do Sul (poultry).  No formal justification was given for the decision.

For this reason, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply (MAPA) released a note stating that it is seeking the reasons for the suspension of the three establishments from the General Administration of Customs People’s Republic of China (GACC), and, at the same time, started negotiations so that this situation might be reversed.  Despite this, the three companies, in addition to the JBS unit in Lajeado, in Rio Grande do Sul, suspended by the Ministry itself, have in common the fact that they all have coronavirus outbreaks among employees in the factories.  In total, Brazil has 102 meat processing plants qualified to export to China.

The information released by the Ministry of Agriculture states that GACC, the Chinese government agency responsible for qualifying export establishments to China that also controls goods in customs, asked MAPA for information about some Brazilian establishments that export to China and that the organ had reported cases of Covid-19 among their workers.

The following graph shows Brazilian exports of beef, pork, and poultry to China as of January 2017, to give an idea of the size of the market in question:

On another note, on June 29, five beef processing plants in Brazil were qualified to export to Mexico, two of which are from JBS in Mato Grosso, and three from Marfrig, in São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul and Rondônia. In addition, a BRF plant in Santa Catarina has received authorization to export poultry to Canada.

It is worth noting that, in recent weeks, China has also suspended imports of beef, pork, and poultry from Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, Argentina, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Ireland, in addition to Brazil.

Source: Agricultural News

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