Bovine meat: MT reaches a record before the end of the year

According to the weekly analysis of the Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural and Livestock Economics (Imea), released on Monday (15), Mato Grosso has already set a record in the volume of exported beef before the end of 2025. From January to November, the state shipped 867,72 thousand carcass equivalent tons (TEC), which represents an increase of 14.28% compared to the total for 2024. According to Imea, the result is driven by the diversification of shipments to newly opened markets and the strong demand from China for beef protein. In the same period, the slaughters in Mato Grosso totaled 6.85 million heads, a volume 0.27% higher than that recorded between January and November of last year. With the maintenance of the demand for beef, it is expected that the state will end 2025 with more than 7 million heads destined for the ...