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BRAZILIAN BEEF EXPORTS TO CHINA SUSPENDED, RESULT OF FINDING BSE IN HERD
Sep. 8, 2021
Radio Oklahoma Network reports:
Brazil has suspended its beef exports to China, following confirmation of two separate cases of atypical BSE on Saturday.
Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture announced the export control measure on Saturday morning over our Labor Day Holiday weekend. The measure complies with the sanitary protocol between the two countries for the detection of Bovine Spongy Encephalopathy (BSE).
The export ban took effect immediately, a statement issued by the director of Brazil's Department of Inspection of Products of Animal Origin (DIPOA) said.
It is unclear when Brazilian beef exports to China may resume. When Brazil registered its last atypical case of BSE in 2019, sales to China were suspended for 13 days.
China, along with Hong Kong account for about 60 percent of Brazil's beef export shipments. July volumes were almost 91,000 metric tons - the second highest monthly figure on record - meaning any prolonged closure could put significant strain on China's imported beef supply. Prices began to rise in Chinese wholesale meat markets soon after the decision was announced on Saturday morning.
Two older cows tested positive in Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso states.
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