US, Brazil Closer to Bilateral Beef Trade

A joint statement released from the the USDA and the Brazil Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food hints at amending rules that currently limit trade.

The USDA and the Brazil Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food issued a joint statement on Wednesday regarding amended rules for bilateral beef trade, signaling the possibility that two of the global leaders in beef exports could start trading beef with each other.

“The United States and Brazil are two of the world's largest agricultural producers and exporters. Over the last 20 years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply (MAPA) have collaborated on many agriculture issues and currently have some 100 agricultural cooperative activities. As global leaders in the use of innovative agricultural production technologies, both countries share a keen interest in exploring further agricultural cooperation.

Both Brazil and the United States maintain a strong commitment to science-based rulemaking. USDA and MAPA recently agreed to a path forward to amend rules that currently limit bilateral beef trade. Bilateral trade of all beef and beef products could occur once each exporting country meets the importing country's equivalence and technical requirements for animal health and food safety.”

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