With July’s large production, Brazil will have a substantial beef exportable surplus

With beef production at SIF plants estimated at 740–745 thousand tons carcass weight, domestic consumption of around 555 thousand tons per month, and production at municipally and state-inspected plants of about 280 thousand tons, total output exceeded 1 million tons last month, well above domestic consumption, leaving a substantial exportable surplus estimated at 410–430 thousand tons carcass weight equivalent (considering a portion that is industrialized). Converted to shipment weight, this equals about 290–300 thousand tons. In July, Brazil exported a record 277 thousand tons of fresh beef. Including processed beef, the total was equivalent to about 386 thousand tons carcass weight.