China lifts ban on Brazilian beef, but UK and EU retailers will stop purchases because of deforestation

Friday, December 17th 2021 - 09:32 UTC

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Good and bad news for Brazil's beef exports. China finally lifted the ban on Brazilian beef and allowed the resumption of shipments to the great Asian market. But several of the main retailers in Britain and the European Union have announced the banning of Brazilian beef in their shelves because meat processors are using cattle linked to the Amazon and Pantanal deforestation. Read full article

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Brasileiro
The elephant has started to eat and the fly is choking.
Dec 19th, 2021 - 02:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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FortHay
Environmental and sanitary objections are nothing more than a convenient tool to exercise free trade restrictions that favor entrenched and crony business interests.
Dec 22nd, 2021 - 04:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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