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Changing fortunes for world beef market suppliers

Brazil, India, America, and Argentina led 2020's export growth –but the latter two grow no more beef today than they did 20 years ago.

Suppliers rise and fall but China owns the world beef trade

China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam account for more than the entire post-2000 increase in beef imports and 34% of all shipments. This leaves exporters at the mercy of one large market.

Indian, Brazilian beef held back by politics, poor food safety record

Brazil (374%, 2.43 million tonnes in 2019), India (334%, 1.49 million tonnes), and Paraguay (484%, 0.39 million tonnes) enjoyed the fastest 2000-19 cumulative export growth.
Changing fortunes for world beef market suppliers
Suppliers rise and fall but China owns the world beef trade
Indian, Brazilian beef held back by politics, poor food safety record
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