Pará extends deadline for mandatory traceability of cattle herds.

The government of Pará has extended the deadline for the implementation of traceability for cattle and buffalo moving through the state to December 31, 2030. According to the initial version of the program, the first phase stipulated that animals would need to have ear tags starting in January 2026. The requirement for the entire herd would come into effect in January 2027. The measure addresses a demand from the local production sector. By mid-November, Pará had 304,000 identified animals in a herd of approximately 26 million head.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.