The European Union suspends the import of Brazilian female beef

Published 2024년 9월 20일

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The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom have announced a ban on the import of female cattle from Brazil for the next 15 days due to the use of estradiol in timed artificial insemination. This decision is part of a broader effort to prevent hormone residues in meat, with the ban likely to be lifted only after Brazil can prove that female cattle have not been treated with the hormone. The measure, effective from October 6, follows similar restrictions already in place in Argentina and Uruguay. The EU's move is expected to have minimal immediate impact on exports but could pose challenges for Brazilian corrals with slaughterhouse contracts. This development is accompanied by concerns over the EU's proposed Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on forest-free chains, which the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS) has called detrimental to international trade and is seeking to delay until 2025.

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Within 15 days, only male cattle from Brazil will be allowed to be exported to the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom, due to the use of estradiol in timed artificial insemination (IATF). The measure would only be revoked after the country implements a protocol to demonstrate that females were never treated with the product for reproductive or zootechnical purposes. The EU decision, which was communicated to slaughterhouses registered with the Federal Inspection Service (SIF) through Circular No. 24/2024 of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, is based on the potential risk of hormone residues in meat. The measure will come into effect 30 days after the publication of the letter, made on September 6 by the Animal Products Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, that is, on October 6 of this year. Male cattle will be the only ones suitable for placing on the European market until a private protocol is adopted to ensure that females have not been treated ...

Source: Suenaacampo