Paraguayan authorities insisted this week before the US Embassy that there were no sanitary impediments for the northern country to welcome beef shipments from the South American nation, only red tape was hindering progress in that regard. President Mario Abdo Benítez and other officials conveyed to US Ambassador Marc...
SAO PAULO, March 15 (Reuters) – Brazilian beef packers are losing $20 million to $25 million a business day after a self-imposed trade ban halted sales to China, agribusiness consultancy Datagro Pecuaria said. The estimate is based on current beef export prices, which range between $4,800 and $5,000 per...
The National Agricultural Council (CNA) warned that the voluntary use of the “Product of USA” label will disrupt beef exports from Mexico and Canada, the main suppliers of food to the United States. “The voluntary rule proposal anticipates a possible disruption in the supply of beef in the United...
Front-month feeder cattle futures hit their lowest price since March 3, extending a retreat from a 2015 high reached last week. Front-month live cattle, meanwhile, touched a three-low on Monday. “The cattle and hog markets continue to face some long liquidation on demand worries,” said Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist...
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association charges Brazil is not living up to U.S. or world animal health standards for reporting BSE cases in 24-hours … BACUS … “We’ve been very consistent in our request with USDA to suspend their access until a thorough investigation and audit can be conducted.”...
At the end of January, the Colombian livestock sector registered income of 37.59 million dollars (FOB value) on account of exports of bovines, meat and dairy products. This was revealed in the report prepared by the Office of Planning and Economic Studies of Fedegán-FNG with data from DANE, which also recorded...
The labeling “Profuct of USA” with which the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) intends to identify meat and poultry products produced in United States territory, may discriminate against the exports of those products. products, warned the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural...
The USDA has just released its latest report on Japan’s beef import forecasts for 2023 . According to estimates, imports will drop since consumption has been reduced due to the strong inflation that the country is going through and the depreciation of the yen against other international currencies. Imports in 2022 were...
Beef exports in January were down 15.7 percent year over year. Despite record beef exports in 2022, signs of a weakening beef trade picture were developing late in the year with beef exports down year over year in both November and December. A strong U.S. dollar peaked in late...
According to the South China Morning Post report , the increase in US beef exports to China is a consequence of the trade war between the world’s 2 largest economies as well as increased tensions between Beijing and Canberra in recent years. Australia’s annual exports of frozen and chilled beef to China were about 185,000 tonnes in...