U.S. Beef Shipments To Brazil Set To Start Soon

It’s been 13 years since American beef was exported to Brazil, but that drought is expected to end very soon.  U.S. shipments have been bared since a case of BSE was reported in 2003.  However, Brazilian beef was not permitted in the U.S. during much of that time because of Foot and Mouth Disease.  In August of this year, the two nations agreed to open their doors to fresh, or non-processed beef.

“Brazil did start shipping sooner, but we’ve had a few more details to work out, one of which was a unique label registration requirement that Brazil has, and those details were finally posted last week,”said Cheyenne McEndaffer, U.S. Meat Export Federation technical services manager.

While Brazil is one of the world’s largest beef producers McEndaffer  says the South American nation needs imports.

“Brazil does produce some great finished British breed high quality cattle of their own.  It’s very, very limited, so that’s where we see an opportunity to supplement that with high quality grain fed U.S. beef.”

McEndaffer expects several cuts to be successful in Brazil, including short ribs, tri-tips, sirloin and liver.

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