US Cattle farmers strongly oppose the import of Paraguayan beef

Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 10:42 UTC

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The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association has expressed strong opposition to a proposal by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) to allow the importation of fresh (chilled or frozen) beef from Mercosur member, Paraguay. Read full article

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Brasileiro
Without my wanting to comment on the internal politics of a friendly neighbor, perhaps Paraguay could consider opening diplomatic relations with China: it would reduce smuggling, increase tax revenues, boost trade and direct investment.

Paraguay should not expect anything from the West. Well, nothing will come.
Jun 02nd, 2023 - 10:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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FortHay
This is purely a protectionist anti-competitive argument couched in 'safety' concern language. Does Paraguay even have a FMD problem? Foot and Mouth disease is not typically transmitted via frozen meat. If US importers insisted on point of origin inspections and viral suppression, the Paraguayan producers would be smart to agree and even fund this. Similar arguments have been used in the past to exclude Brazilian fruit producers from the US market.
Jun 02nd, 2023 - 11:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Pugol-H
The EU are doing the same, ‘anti-competitive argument couched in
“Environmental” concern language'.
Jun 02nd, 2023 - 02:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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