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Tianjin Offers 10% Premium for Sustainable Brazilian Beef

5/10/2026

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Tianjin’s importers will pay a 10% premium for Brazilian cattle certified deforestation-free and slave-labor-free.
The Tianjin Meat Industry Association will import 50,000 tons of Brazilian beef, with a shipment carrying Imaflora’s Beef on Track label that defines four compliance levels.
Brazil’s cattle-transport documentation is vulnerable to fraud, prompting ABIEC to warn that sustainability labels may add barriers and that imports beyond the 1.1 million-ton quota face a 55% Chinese tax.

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Tianjin’s importers will pay a 10% premium for Brazilian cattle certified deforestation-free and slave-labor-free.
The Tianjin Meat Industry Association will import 50,000 tons of Brazilian beef, with a shipment carrying Imaflora’s Beef on Track label that defines four compliance levels.
Brazil’s cattle-transport documentation is vulnerable to fraud, prompting ABIEC to warn that sustainability labels may add barriers and that imports beyond the 1.1 million-ton quota face a 55% Chinese tax.