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China suspends meat imports from Brazil
Mar 20, 2017, 22:46 PM
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China has suspended all meat imports from Brazil in the wake of a scandal involving Brazil’s meat industry.
Ag economist Alton Kalo with Steiner Consulting Group says that is a significant move.
“Brazil, in the last 12 months or so, has emerged as the top beef supplier into China—and China itself has become one of the largest beef importers in the world,” Kalo says. “So certainly, if it is sustained, it could be significant for the global beef market.”
Because China has not yet resumed purchases of U.S.
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