Brazilian beef packers are incurring significant losses of between $20 million and $25 million daily following a trade embargo from China, according to agribusiness consultancy Datagro Pecuaria. The embargo, imposed after a case of 'atypical' Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE or 'mad cow' disease) was reported in Brazil, has disrupted the country's beef exports to its largest market, China. The exports to China accounted for approximately 62% of Brazil's total fresh beef exports last year, making it the primary supplier to China, ahead of Argentina and Uruguay. The lift of the embargo depends on China's approval, while the Brazilian government is actively seeking to expedite the process, particularly with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's upcoming state visit to China.