China claims Brazil has already reached 30% of its imposed quota on beef imports for 2026.

This Friday (20), the Chinese government published the official beef import data relating to the months of January and February 2026The numbers were compiled by Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs (GACC) of the country and compiled by Brazilian Association of Meat Exporting Industries (Abiec)According to the report, the The Chinese market received 372,080 tons of beef from Brazil., being 211,290 tons originating from January and 160,780 tons the following monthThe The volume of meat represents 33.64% of Brazil's quota of 1.1 million tons. imposed on Brazilian meatpacking plants in 2026. Despite the good numbers, the The rapid increase in occupation of the quota has raised an alert. Regarding the national export sector, which desires state control over exports to the ChinaFurthermore, the Volumes differ from official figures. of Brazil, registered by Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex)According to the Brazilian government, only 229,850 tons of the product were shipped to China in the first two months of the year, with 123,150 tons in January and 106,700 tons in February. However, The Chinese are counting all the volumes that entered their borders during the period.…even those that left Brazilian ports the previous year and only arrived in Chinese ports in 2026, further increasing the quota's expansion. Abiec He reinforced his request to the federal government to renegotiate the arrangements regarding the monitoring of the quota's use for the Chinese market. In addition to that… Brazil, Australia and Argentina They are also working at an accelerated pace to meet the authorized volume of beef.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.