China reopens its market for Brazilian beef exports following a mad cow case scare

China reopened its market for beef exports from Brazil las week, Thursday (3/23). The information was passed on to the Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, and to the Brazilian delegation in Beijing by the country’s General Administration of Customs (GACC). The sales halt came to an end after a month. They had been paralyzed since Brazil imposed a self-embargo following the identification of an atypical BSE case (when the disease manifests itself in an animal spontaneously rather than through herd transmission) of mad cow disease in the state of Pará. In a post on its website, GACC said, “after due consideration, Brazil’s mad cow disease prevention and control system complies with China’s quarantine and health requirements, and it is decided to allow Brazil to resume export of boneless beef under 30 months of age to China from March 23, 2023.” In the text, the GACC also points out that it “places great importance” on the voluntary suspension of exports by Brazil after the ...