Brazil establishes working group on cattle traceability

Published 2024년 5월 20일

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Brazil has formed a working group to develop a strategic plan for tracing the movement and history of cattle and buffalo, a move aimed at fulfilling import requirements and combating deforestation related to cattle production. The group will include members from both the public and private sectors and is expected to present its strategic plan within 60 days. In April 2024, Brazil's agribusiness exports hit a record of US$15.24 billion, nearly half of the country's total exports, marking a 4% increase from the previous year, with soya beans being the highest value export. Meat exports in the same month reached US$2.21 billion, with a 27.5% increase compared to the previous year, largely due to a surge in demand for fresh Brazilian beef from China.

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Brazil has established a working group to advance measures to control the traceability of cattle and buffalo in the country. The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) said that the group will prepare a strategic plan to implement public policy on the identification of animals, including history, location and movement. The secretary of agricultural defense, Carlos Goulart said that the issue of traceability has been raised in Brazil “for a long time” by purchasing countries. “Traceability improves our control capacity in animal health programs, improves our handling of episodic outbreak issues and our profile of commitment to the requirements of importing countries,” he said. The move towards traceability is part of Brazil’s commitment to tackle deforestation as a result of cattle production. Traceability Goulart noted that the debate on traceability is “old” and involves many parties along the food chain. Although some consensus has been reached on how this is to ...

Source: AgriLand