Tag: Brazilian cattle

• Wednesday, October 26th 2022 - 07:37 UTC

  Challenge for Brazil beef market: plenty of cattle, domestic demand flat and China bargaining prices

  

  Brazilian cattle prices are down this year and strong demand for the country’s beef exports will widen Brazilian meatpackers’ margins in the short term, according to analysts, though weakness in the domestic market could undercut those gains.

• Friday, May 25th 2018 - 09:06 UTC

  Relief in Brazil after recovering free of FMD with vaccination OIE status

  

  The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) declared Brazil free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) with vaccination on Thursday, opening new export prospects for the world’s largest beef exporter. The OIE already considered most of Brazil to be free of foot-and-mouth with vaccination. The declaration, which the government had been expecting since the start of the year, extends certification to the whole country.