China has blamed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for overreacting to unofficial Chinese website reports about suspending Australian beef exports which circulated early this week, suggesting Canberra had a “guilty conscience” for the panic that has swept the Australian beef industry. Click here to read full note: https://www.beefcentral.com/news/china-blames-australia-for-false-beef-ban-rumour/
Uruguay’s Livestock Minister Fernando Mattos Tuesday highlighted that his country had surpassed US$ 2 billion in beef exports and that projections for the end of the year showed record figures. Mattos also recalled that in 2021 US$ 3 billion worth of meat were exported. “At this point of the...
Beef exporters know that the Government will continue to ban seven popular cuts that cannot be placed abroad and, given this situation, they will request a “flexibility” of sales for the rest of the meat. This was expressed by Mario Ravettino, president of the ABC Meat Exporters Consortium, a chamber that...
The ranchers consider that they alone should not bear the burden of the reduction in cattle prices, because while their purchasing power, their income and their utility decrease, the price of beef continues in an uninterrupted upward trend. They consider that this factor must be governed by the economic laws...
A bill filed in the Congress of the Republic has the export of cattle from Colombia in suspense. This, presented by Senator Andrea Padilla, of the Green Party, would progressively prohibit the maritime export of live animals for consumption purposes, among other provisions. Click here to read fulll note: https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2022/08/15/ganaderos-y-congresistas-enfrentados-por-proyecto-de-ley-que-prohibiria-exportacion-de-ganado-en-pie/
Chinese authorities have suspended imports of beef from a second US company after a shipment was found to contain ractopamine, a feed additive banned in many countries, including China. The affected company is King Meat Service Inc. The GAC said it has informed the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) of...
Media sources in China had claimed Beijing was set to block the imports. There had been suggestions China had concerns about foot and mouth disease. Neither Australia nor New Zealand has reported cases of foot and mouth, although the disease has been found in Bali, a popular tourist destination....
China on Thursday halted meat imports from a US firm after a banned substance was found in a shipment, local media reported. According to public broadcaster CGTN, ractopamine, a type of animal feed additive, was detected in the shipment by King Meat Service, the Chinese General Administration of Customs...
Mercosur is once again consolidated as the main world exporter of bovine meat with shipments of almost 1.8 million tons during the first half of the year . Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay, in that order, were the main suppliers. Click here to read full note: https://www.contextoganadero.com/internacional/mercosur-se-consolida-como-el-principal-exportador-de-carne-bovina
China is back building up its beef importing business, and South America is cashing in, with their export volumes happily meeting the demand. Both Brazil and Argentina have increased beef exports for the first half of 2022, with increased slaughter in both countries allowing for more product to head...