The Ministry of Agriculture will implement a new traceability system in July.

This Wednesday (1st), the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) will implement a new animal traceability system and oversight for control of use of antimicrobials in production livestock farmingThe new measures aim to meet the requirements of European Union (EU) to release again the protein imports Brazilian womenespecially the beefThe European bloc had declared in 2019 their intention to ban the use of antimicrobials in animals. Already in 2023The decision that determined the deadline was formalized. September 3, 2026 so that the meat exporting countries They need to readjust their production. Livestock farmers and industry organizations are expressing concern due to the extensive list of new adjustments that will be necessary, due to… Variability in cattle production systems, which can vary from 24 to 36 months in long production cyclesThe expectation is that productions of short cycleas of birds and pigs, adapt more quickly to the new traceability system. A CNN Brazil searched for Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) and the Abiec, Brazilian Association of Meat Exporting Industries (Abiec)However, none of the entities have commented on the matter so far. In addition to antibiotics, the prohibitions of EU They also extend over the ionophores, used in diet of herds for improved nutrient absorption.

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