MAPA clarifies no new guidance on meat shipments to China
Oct, 21, 2021 Posted by Ruth HollardWeek 202140
MAPA (the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Supplies), has clarified that no new guidance was issued to slaughterhouses regarding a suspension in the production of beef for China.
In a statement, the ministry states that what has been defined is that the certification of beef and beef products destined for the Asian country has been suspended since September 4th.
See below a history of Brazilian exports of beef and pork to China since 2019. Data are from DataLiner:
Brazilian Exports of Beef and Pork (HS 0202 and 0203) to China | Jan 2019 to Aug 2021 | WTMT
Source: DataLiner (To request a DataLiner demo click here)
On that date, the flow was voluntarily stopped by Brazil, because of the atypical cases of “mad cow disease”. According to the ministry, a circular letter sent to the heads of Animal Products Inspection services may have been interpreted differently.
The document authorizes the 60-day storage of products that would go to China and was produced before September 4th.
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