In January, China received the lowest monthly beef shipment of 185,000 tons since the same month the previous year, marking a significant decrease of 66,000 tons from the record high in August of the previous year, according to Faxcarne. The main suppliers, Mercosur countries like Argentina and Oceania, contributed 149,000 tons and 26,000 tons, respectively. The United States, which exported less than 11,000 tons in December, is also expected to have seen a minimal increase in January.