CHINA has re-admitted Brazilian beef imports overnight, after a month-long market closure following Brazil’s detection of an atypical case of BSE.
Sales of Brazilian beef to China were voluntarily suspended by Brazilian authorities on February 23, following the discovery of an atypical case of BSE in the state of Para.
The market-re-opening precedes a visit to China by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva later this month, which was widely anticipated to be the catalyst for any change in access.
China’s General Administration of Customs announced overnight it will allow…
