Record beef exports in the first half of the year

Brazil exported 241,100 tons (shipment weight) of fresh beef in June, with the average value continuing to rise. According to the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex), the average FOB price in June was US$/t 5,448, almost US$/t 250 more than in May and the highest since October 2022, nearly three years ago, when export prices were falling after peaking in the first half of that year.