Chile steps up buying pace

Chilean importers showed greater interest last week, booking shipments through the first half of July. Sources reported deals for the standard 19/20 cuts from Brazil at US$/t 6,000–6,100 CIF and from Paraguay at US$/t 6,100–6,200. Forequarters from Brazil were sold at US$/t 5,800 CFR, trimming 80 VL at US$ 4,100, and neck at US$/t 4,700–4,800.