The Global Livestock Report

Uruguay is not considering moving forward with regulations on the beef quota granted by China. This was stated to WBR by the president of the Instituto Nacional de Carnes (INAC), Gastón Scayola.

Brazil continues to move forward in the process of approving meatpacking plants for the export of beef (bone-in and boneless) to Vietnam, a market that was officially opened to Brazilian product on March 28, 2025.

Brazil’s cattle cycle will begin to move past the herd liquidation phase, which peaked in 2025, leading to lower beef production and exports this year.

Paraguay’s National Competition Commission (Conacom) has opened an ex officio preliminary investigation into the high level of concentration in the meatpacking industry and its potential effects on price formation, according to ValorAgro.

The government of Rio Grande do Sul launched a new stage of the Refaz Reconstruction program aimed exclusively at the meatpacking sector, with the goal of regularizing ICMS tax debts, the DBO portal reported.

Brazilian beef exporting meatpackers requested a range of support measures from the government to help mitigate the negative impact of the limited import quota established by China for this year.