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ANALYSIS: South American Beef Exporters Diversifying Beyond China In 2024
As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2024, a subtle yet discernible trend is emerging among major South American beef exporters, particularly Brazil and Uruguay. These countries are showing a tendency towards exploring attractive markets for their beef exports. This strategy doesn't signify a major shift away from China, remaining as the world's largest beef consumer, but rather an adaptive response to diversify their export destinations.
This trend becomes evident when analyzing the beef export data up to February 2024 (frozen, fresh or chilled)...
Another 38 Brazilian Slaughterhouses Can Export Meat to China
Number of license issuances in a single advertisement is the highest ever recorded in history
In the year in which Brazil celebrates 50 years of diplomatic relations with China, another 38 Brazilian meat processing plants were authorized to sell meat to the Asian country, according to a statement from the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) sent to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Map) this Tuesday ( 12) .
38 licenses were granted, including eight chicken slaughterhouses, 24 cattle slaughterhouses, a beef thermoprocessing establishment and five...
ANALYSIS: January's Shifting Trends in Brazilian Beef Export Dynamics
The recently released Brazilian export data for January unveiled significant shifts in the beef market, signaling a slightly broader diversification of Brazilian beef export destinations early this year.
While China remains the dominant player, its share saw a slight decline, as frozen boneless beef exports to China dropped by 11.8% from the same time of last year, amounting to a massive volume of 96,329 metric tons (MT) compared to 98,857 MT for the previous January, aligned with a 9.49% reduction in the average price per MT. This decline in prices reflects...
CME Grain Futures Pressured by Improved Moisture in Brazil
CME soybean futures began the new year at multi-month lows, pressured by improved moisture in Brazil and extended forecasts for additional rainfall.
The March soybeans contract slipped to the lowest level since June 30 and ended with a 24 ½ cents decline at $12.73 per bushel.
Brazil is the world’s leading producer of soybeans, followed by the United States and Argentina. The planting season in Brazil occurs from October through December, with harvest taking place in March through May...
Lavoro Completes Acquisition of Coram
Lavoro Limited (Nasdaq: LVRO), the first U.S.-listed pure-play agricultural inputs retailer in Latin America, today announced the acquisition of a controlling interest in Coram Comércio e Representações Agrícolas (“Coram”), an ag retailer based in Ituverava (State of São Paulo).
This acquisition of Coram, a respected player in the agricultural inputs market since 1973, significantly strengthens Lavoro's operations in São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Goiás, and bolsters its exposure to the sugarcane sector.
Founded in 1973 by César Luiz Mendonça, the retailer boasts 10 retail locations, more than 50 employees, and serves approximately 1,200...
CME Grain Futures Surge Amid Extreme Drought in Brazil, Pressuring Feeders Lower
Feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange plummeted to multi-month floors on Thursday, pressuring live cattle futures lower as well.
Most active January feeders touched their lowest level since June 28 and finished $5.525 lower at $245.375 per cwt. December live cattle hit a one-week floor and settled down $1.90 to $185.30 per cwt. Yesterday's sell-off lowered feeder futures into oversold territory.
A sharp rise in corn futures contributed to the downturn in feeders. December corn surged to the highest level since August and finished 13 cents higher at $5.05 a bushel...
E B Express Provisions Recalls Canned Pork and Beef Bean Stew Products From Brazil
E B Express Provisions, a distributor and importer of record located in Newark, N.J. is recalling approximately 622 pounds of the pork and beef bean stew products that were imported from an establishment in Brazil that is not eligible to export meat products to the United States, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
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Brazil Confirms First Case of HPAI in a Poultry Farm
Brazilian authorities Tuesday confirmed the detection of a first case of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a bird farm in the municipality of Serra, in the State of Espírito Santo. The farm where the outbreak was confirmed belongs to a smallholder who raises chickens, ducks, and geese.
The country’s Ministry of Agriculture stressed that the case is isolated, and that Brazilian commercial poultry production remains safe.
In an interview with CNN, Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, reaffirmed that there was no risk of the country...
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