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Uruguay exported 96,569 head of live cattle during the first five months of 2026, about 20,000 fewer than in the same period of 2025, according to INAC data. In June, however, this trade flow gained momentum, based on export applications reported by Customs.
Jun 27, 2026
Brazil has introduced a certification protocol for cattle raised without the use of antimicrobial drugs to comply with the European Union's new import requirements, which will take effect on September 3, Pecuaria reported.
Jun 25, 2026
Between January and May, Brazil shipped 723,745 tonnes of beef to China, accounting for 56.3% of the country's total beef imports during the period.
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Uruguay exported 96,569 head of live cattle during the first five months of 2026, about 20,000 fewer than in the same period of 2025, according to INAC data. In June, however, this trade flow gained momentum, based on export applications reported by Customs.
Brazil has introduced a certification protocol for cattle raised without the use of antimicrobial drugs to comply with the European Union's new import requirements, which will take effect on September 3, Pecuaria reported.
Between January and May, Brazil shipped 723,745 tonnes of beef to China, accounting for 56.3% of the country's total beef imports during the period.
Chinese customs blocked the entry of 350 tonnes of beef in May, with nearly half of that volume originating from Mongolia.
Exports of beef offals and prepared beef products totaled 8,807 tonnes in May, generating US$ 23.5 million in revenue. The average export price reached US$/t 2,672, up 1.9% from April and 47.6% higher than in May 2025, marking the highest level on record.
The United States, Argentina’s second-largest beef market, and Israel, which competes with Europe for third place, recorded the strongest growth among major destinations in 2026.
Exports to China totaled 20,493 tonnes of frozen boneless beef in May, valued at US$ 124.2 million. This represented an increase of 35.7% from April but was still 17.3% below the volume shipped in May last year. The average export price, which had already surpassed the previous record of US$/t 5,900 set in May 2022, reached a new all-time high of US$/t 6,060 in May 2026.
Although the situation is not uniform across processing plants, a significant portion of Uruguay’s beef industry is currently covering a large share of its cattle requirements with animals coming from company-owned and third-party feedlots, many of which had not yet been priced. “Today, feedlot cattle are the main driver of price formation,” a market operator told WBR.
The 24th Beef Cattle Pregnancy Diagnosis Evaluation Workshop confirmed an average pregnancy rate of 81.1% across more than 300,000 breeding females evaluated. Technical specialists concluded that differences in results are increasingly driven by management practices rather than weather conditions.
