Marcelo Secco: "It deserves a review of the restriction on the use of hormones"

He is the CEO of MBRF in Uruguay, a company that in the country owns four slaughterhouses (Tacuarembó also has a hamburger plant and other processed meats), a corned beef plant and a fattening yard. His main reference in Uruguay, in a conversation with Rurales El País, analyzed the main points that make up the international meat market, in markets such as the United States, China and Europe, where in general terms the expectations are positive for the next year, although with some uncertainties, such as for example the announcement in January by the Asian giant of the safeguards to protect its internal production, or in Europe, the wait for the confirmation of the agreement between Mercosur and the European Union. In the United States the expectations are good for 2026, and even also for 2027, due to the scarce supply of raw materials that it has internally. At the level of Uruguay, he understands that an equilibrium in the values of fat cattle has not yet been found, since some ...