Tag: beef

• Saturday, September 21st 2024 - 10:08 UTC

  Paraguay exports US$ 665 million worth of beef to Chile

  

  During a gathering this week at Chile's Embassy in Asunción to celebrate the 214th anniversary of the country's independence, Ambassador Manuel Francisco Gormaz Lira highlighted that Paraguay was Chile's fifth-largest trading partner in the region and the tenth-largest in the world. Yearly trade between the two countries amounted to US$ 1.8 billion.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 08:39 UTC

  China opens its market to Colombia beef; Brazil concerned as export meat prices have fallen considerably

  

  Brazilian meatpacker Minerva said on Monday it had received a notification from Colombia’s government saying that China has approved a sanitary protocol in order to open its market for Colombian beef exports.

• Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 10:43 UTC

  Brazil's beef and pork exports in June represented some US$ 980 million

  

  Brazil's exports of beef and pork have retaken volumes from before the pandemic, as reported by Canal Rural. For example foreign sales of fresh, frozen, or refrigerated beef generated US$ 785.557 million in June (16 working days), with a daily average of US$ 49.097 million. The total amount exported by the country reached 154,625 tons, with a daily average of 9,664 tons, while the average price per ton was US$ 5,080.40.

• Wednesday, April 12th 2023 - 10:04 UTC

  Brazil recovers the Russian market for its beef exports

  

  Brazil has announced the end of the Russian embargo on Brazilian beef produced and exports in the state of Pará. Russia imposed the restrictions during March, after the confirmation of an atypical case of BSE or “mad cow” disease in Marabá, in the south of the state, in late February.

• Thursday, April 6th 2023 - 14:33 UTC

  Brazil resumes fresh beef exports to China, 124,400 tons in March

  

  Brazilian exports of fresh beef reached 124,440 tons in March, a drop of 26.4% year-on-year, amid the self-imposed suspension of protein shipments to China that was only lifted at the end of last month, according to data from the federal government this month.

• Thursday, March 23rd 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  Brazil confident China's beef market is recovering, but at lower prices

  

  The price of beef (fresh, chilled or frozen) exported by Brazil mainly to China in the first week of February maintained the downward trend of the last eight months, but, according to analysts, the trend now is for prices to recover in the rest of the year, although to levels lower than those observed in June.

• Monday, February 13th 2023 - 14:41 UTC

  Significant drop in prices China is prepared to pay for beef

  

  China purchased much more beef in January than in the same month of 2022, but paid much less. In effect during most of the second half of 2022, China was prepared to pay up to US$ 6,200a ton of prime beef protein, but since last month it dropped drastically to US$ 4,800 the ton, forcing a renegotiation of volumes and having an impact on the overall industry.

• Thursday, February 2nd 2023 - 10:59 UTC

  Uruguay cattle breeders fear 'monopoly conditions' as Brazilian companies control most of the beef industry

  

  Brazil's protein producer giant Minerva Foods issued a note to the market communicating the purchase of state-of-the-art Breeders and Packers Uruguay (BPU Meat) abattoir and processing plant for USD 40 million. The conclusion of the deal is still pending approval by the Uruguayan authorities.

• Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  Chinese sanctions on Uruguay's Frigorífico Rosario lifted

  

  Uruguay's Frigorífico Rosario has been allowed to resume exports to China following a sanction on Sept. 30, 2021, that banned the meat processing plant from sending shipments to the Asian giant, Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries Fernando Mattos announced.

• Monday, January 10th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Biden pledges to protect farmers and consumers with greater competition in beef, pork and poultry processing plants

  

  In one of his first 2022 conference meetings, United States president Joe Bided and members of his cabinet discussed the need for greater competition in beef, pork and poultry processing, and announced a one billion action plan for fairer, more competitive, and more resilient meat and poultry supply chain, helping to bring down prices for consumers and ensure farmers and ranchers get a fair price for their product