Driven by Asian consumption, mainly from China, Brazilian beef exports hit a record at the beginning of the year. The results project a 2022 favorable to ranchers and meatpackers. Experts say that not even the impacts already caused by the war in Ukraine should significantly harm Brazilian shipments.
In February alone, 182,341 tons of beef were exported (natural and processed), according to the Brazilian Association of Refrigerators. The result is a record for the month, and revenue reached US$ 975.8 million. China has not purchased from Brazil since September 4, in an embargo of more than 90 days motivated by two atypical cases of the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE disease), known as "mad cow." The return to the market took place months after the scientific confirmation by theInternational Organization for Animal Health that the cases did not cause damage to the herd, as they were spontaneously generated and not contaminated.
Translated by Kiratiana Freelon