The administration of the beef export quota to China by the federal government was left out of Thursday's (26) meeting. Executive Management Committee (Gecex) from the Foreign Trade Chamber (Camex)According to the newspaper's investigation Economic ValueThere are no guarantees that the issue will be included in future meetings, which should lead the Brazilian government to refrain from arbitrating control of the quota this year. In a letter sent to Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC)a Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (CNA) [The organization] positioned itself against state control, arguing that this could affect the prices received by cattle ranchers and create "market reserves" for meatpacking plants, with regional pressures on the price of beef per arroba. The position of… CNA This is contrary to the position of the export industry, which has already sent economic and legal studies to the Executive branch to support the creation of an official system for dividing volumes among meatpacking plants. Furthermore, according to… ValueAlthough abstaining at this initial stage, the federal government does not rule out intervention later on, should there be repercussions on domestic beef prices. The most recent data from Chinese customs shows that Brazil has already used one-third of its quota for this year. In the first two months of the year, China shipped [amount missing from original text]. 372,080 tons of beef from Brazil, the equivalent of 33.64% of the total volume established for 2026 (1.1 million tons). Shipments sent after the quota has been used will be surcharged by 55%.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.