This is how Mercosur meat exports started in 2023

Beef shipments from Argentina and Brazil grew in January 2023, while in Uruguay the volume decreased but the value increased. These are the figures reported by these countries at the start of the new year, before the news of a new suspension of exports from Brazil to China. According to a report in the Argentine newspaper El Clarín, in January meat exports grew in volume and value, but in recent months there has been "a persistent downward trend in prices in the main destinations." Thus, in the first 31 days of 2023, they shipped nearly 50,400 tons of refrigerated and frozen beef worth $206.4 million, as indicated in the latest meat export report prepared by the ABC Exporters Consortium. The volumes shipped show an advance of 3.5%, while the value obtained shows an increase of 7.9% compared to December 2022. In relation to the month of January 2022, the volumes exported were 30.9% higher ; while the value obtained fell 4.1%. The average export price of refrigerated and frozen beef ...