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Last update 26/8/2025
Brazilian beef exports to Mexico had already been growing at a strong pace in recent months, and they are set to increase further with the likely approval of new exporting plants and the impossibility of shipping to the United States, where a tariff of more than 76% makes operations to that market virtually unfeasible.
Far from beginning to reinstate the approvals withdrawn in the first quarter from most US slaughterhouses and cold stores, China continues to reduce the number of approved plants from this origin.
As WBR reported yesterday, multinationals Marfrig and Minerva issued separate statements this morning regarding the sale of Marfrig’s assets to Minerva in Uruguay. The statements reveal opposing views on the deal.
The deadline for negotiations between multinationals Marfrig and Minerva over the sale of three Uruguayan slaughterhouses expires at the end of today and will not be extended, making it increasingly unlikely that the transaction will be completed.
The average price of slaughter cattle in Mercosur moved upward for the third consecutive week. The WBR Mercosur Steer Index rose 4 cents to US$ 4.10 per kilo carcass weight, accumulating a recovery of 24 cents over three weeks.
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.9 million head on Aug. 1, 2025. The inventory was 2% below Aug. 1, 2024, USDA NASS reported on Friday.
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