A customer checks the beef section of a supermarket in Curitiba, Brazil. China on Thursday agreed to resume imports of Brazilian beef aged under 30 months. Photo: AFP
A customer checks the beef section of a supermarket in Curitiba, Brazil. China on Thursday agreed to resume imports of Brazilian beef aged under 30 months. Photo: AFP
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China agrees to resume imports of Brazilian beef, authorises four new plants

  • Sales of Brazilian beef to China were voluntarily halted by Brazilian authorities on February 23 following the discovery of an atypical case of mad cow disease
  • The resumption of beef trade comes a day after Brazil’s agriculture minister arrived in Beijing ahead of a visit by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday

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Updated: 3:35am, 24 Mar, 2023

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A customer checks the beef section of a supermarket in Curitiba, Brazil. China on Thursday agreed to resume imports of Brazilian beef aged under 30 months. Photo: AFP
A customer checks the beef section of a supermarket in Curitiba, Brazil. China on Thursday agreed to resume imports of Brazilian beef aged under 30 months. Photo: AFP
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