Four countries lift embargo on Brazilian meat after China

Published 2023년 3월 23일

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Four countries have followed China's lead in permitting the import of Brazilian beef, ending a month-long embargo following a case of atypical mad cow disease in Pará, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. However, six countries still prohibit Brazilian beef imports. The lifting of the ban was facilitated by diplomatic efforts and a visit by Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, to China. This is the second time in 1.5 years that China has suspended Brazilian beef imports due to atypical BSE cases.

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Four more countries followed China's example and once again allowed the import of Brazilian beef, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed this Thursday (23) evening. Itamaraty did not report which countries were. He only informed, in a note, that six countries continue to block the product: Bahrain, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Iran, Russia and Thailand. After a month of embargo due to a case of atypical (non-transmissible) mad cow disease in Pará, China, the main buyer of Brazilian beef, announced the reopening of imports. The announcement was made by the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Carlos Fávaro, who met this Thursday with the Minister of General Administration of Chinese Customs (GACC), Yu Jianhua. Fávaro arrived in China before President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who arrives in the Asian country on Monday (26) and will spend a week on an official trip with a delegation of ministers, parliamentarians and businessmen. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through its network of ...

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