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Brazil's Beef Exports Steady Amid China's New Safeguards

1/20/2026

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Brazil's beef exports are projected to be stable in 2026 at 3.3–3.5 million metric tonnes, per Abiec (the beef lobby).
This follows a record year in 2025, when exports reached 3.5 million tonnes.
Abiec president Roberto Perosa says China's new safeguards will limit imports and reduce access to the market that accounted for about half of exports, while Brazil redirects unsold volumes to Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Philippines and Indonesia.

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Brazil's beef exports are projected to be stable in 2026 at 3.3–3.5 million metric tonnes, per Abiec (the beef lobby).
This follows a record year in 2025, when exports reached 3.5 million tonnes.
Abiec president Roberto Perosa says China's new safeguards will limit imports and reduce access to the market that accounted for about half of exports, while Brazil redirects unsold volumes to Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Philippines and Indonesia.