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Friday, October 10, 2025
Brazil's beef exports to China up 38% in September following the imposition of US tariffs.
Brazil's beef exports to China climbed 38.3% in September year-on-year to 187,340 tonnes, according to industry group Abrafrigo on October 8, driving total monthly exports to a record high.
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Brazilian meatpackers re-evaluate beef exports to US on tariff hike
Brazilian meatpackers are weighing whether to make new shipments of beef products to the United States after President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on Brazil last week, Roberto Perosa, president of Brazilian beef lobby ABIEC (Associa ...
Friday, July 12, 2024
China and Brazil to launch pilot scheme for sustainable beef production
China, the world's largest beef importer, and Brazil, the biggest supplier, will initiate a pilot scheme aimed at making beef production more sustainable, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Brazil beef lobby says beef industry faces sustainability and deforestation challenges
Brazil's efforts to raise cattle on smaller plots of land have led to a more sustainable beef production landscape, a positive step for the world's leading beef exporter, but concerns loom as illegal deforestation in the Amazon rainforest t ...
Monday, August 14, 2023
Brazilian beef industry players urge accessing new markets outside China
Beef industry executives in Brazil said on August 10 it is paramount that local companies are able to access new markets in order reduce dependence on Chinese import demand.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Russia resumes Brazilian beef imports
Brazil's foreign ministry announced that Russia will resume imports of Brazilian beef products, following a month-long halt caused by a mad cow disease scare, Yahoo! News reported.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
US senators urge suspension of beef imports from Brazil over food safety concerns
Two US senators have renewed calls for a suspension of US beef imports from Brazil until regulators can conduct a "systemic review of the commodity's impacts on food safety and animal health."
Friday, February 24, 2023
Brazil suspends exports of beef to China
Carlos Favaro, Brazil's Agriculture Minister, said they have suspended beef exports to China after detecting a case of mad cow disease in the country, but experts believe it is the less-dangerous "atypical" variant, The Straits Ti ...
Friday, May 27, 2022
China temporarily suspends four Brazil beef plants
China's General Administration of Customs has announced a temporary suspension on beef imports from four Brazilian slaughterhouses, two operated by JBS SA and two by rival Marfrig, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
NCBA calls for the US to suspend beef imports from Brazil
The US-based National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) has called on the US government to suspend fresh beef imports from Brazil following a recent US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report underlining higher Brazilian beef imports, NCB ...
Thursday, November 25, 2021
Russia resumes pork, beef imports from 12 Brazilian subsidiaries
Russia will resume pork and beef imports from 12 subsidiaries of Brazilian producers from November 25, its agriculture safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said in a statement on Tuesday, Farm Journal's Pork reported.
Monday, November 22, 2021
US politicians aim to stop beef imports from Brazil
US Senator Jon Tester and Representative Rosa DeLauro from the United States' House of Representatives and Senate have sought to suspend Brazil's beef exports to the country and are willing to make it happen with legislation.
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
US beef organisations call for suspending fresh beef imports from Brazil
Organisations representing US beef producers are calling on US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to suspend imports of fresh beef from Brazil over concerns that the country's animal health agencies aren't reporting outbreaks of animal disea ...
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Brazil, Britain halt beef, pork shipments over coronavirus
According to China on Tuesday, a Brazilian beef exporter and a pork plant in Britain had voluntarily suspended exports due to growing cases of the new coronavirus, reported Reuters.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
JBS beef plant in Rondonia state, Brazil closed because of COVID-19
The Rondonia labour court ordered the JBS beef plant located in the state to stop operations until all workers are tested for COVID-19, Reuters reported.

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