Brazil: Abrafrigo makes itself available to China in investigations into beef imports

Published 2024년 12월 27일

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The Brazilian Meatpacking Association (Abrafrigo) has announced that the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China has initiated an investigation into safeguard measures on beef imports from all countries, including Brazil, due to concerns about a potential surge in beef imports from 2019 to mid-2024. The investigation, which can be extended beyond its 8-month deadline, does not mean that any trade safeguard measures have been implemented yet. Therefore, beef trade with China continues as usual, and Abrafrigo remains ready to assist in the investigation.

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The Brazilian Meatpacking Association (Abrafrigo), an entity that brings together Brazilian beef producers and exporters, reports that it became aware this Friday (27) of the Announcement No. 60 of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, published today. The document refers to the opening of an investigation procedure on safeguard measures on beef imports from that country. The note from Abrafrigo recalls that the procedure to open the investigation was approved by the Ministry of Commerce, based on a preliminary analysis of information in response to a request from Chinese livestock associations, based on arguments that refer to a possible drastic increase in beef imports into the Asian country in the period between 2019 and the first half of 2024. The investigation process will have a deadline of 8 months to be concluded, and may be extended. The investigation by the Ministry of Commerce involves beef imports from all countries that supply the Chinese market. ...

Source: CanalRural