Brazil April beef exports to the US soar despite new tariffs, beef lobby says

Ana Mano

Thu, May 8, 2025, 12:37 PM 2 min read

By Ana Mano

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian nutrient exporters sold immoderate 48,000 metric tons of beef into the United States past period contempt enforcement of a caller 10% tariff by Washington, Roberto Perosa, caput of Brazilian beef lobby Abiec, said connected Thursday.

Perosa told a property league that the measurement was "a large surprise" due to the fact that it compares with astir 8,000 tons of Brazilian beef sold to U.S. importers successful the year-ago month.

China remains Brazil's main export destination for beef products, but a terrible shortage of cattle successful the United States has boosted request for beef imports, including from Brazilian and Australian suppliers, Perosa said.

Citing information from consultancy Datagro, Perosa noted that Brazil could go the world's biggest beef shaper successful 2026, replacing the United States, wherever ranchers look difficulties to summation cattle inventories and companies would thin to nutrient little beef.

Brazil is already the world's biggest beef exporter.

For income extracurricular a predetermined yearly quota of 65,000 tons, Brazilian beef was antecedently taxable to a 26.4% tariff successful the United States. An further 10% tariff present applies. For Brazilian beef income wrong the quota, the U.S. medication imposed a tariff of 10%, from zero previously, Perosa said.

The yearly quota of 65,000 tons was filled successful January.

Next week, representatives of Brazil's beef-packers volition travel President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva successful a sojourn to China. For the archetypal time, they volition spell to 2 cities successful the interior to beforehand Brazilian beef products there, Perosa said.

China imported immoderate 12% much Brazilian beef truthful acold successful the year, oregon astir 392,000 metric tons, helium said.

Though Perosa does not spot China issuing caller permits for Brazilian beef exporters successful the abbreviated term, it is imaginable caller suppliers are cleared adjacent year, erstwhile Beijing volition person ended its safeguard probe focusing connected wide beef imports.

(Reporting by Ana Mano; Editing by Chris Reese, Leslie Adler and Aurora Ellis)