AreaBrazil

Commodity GroupMeat

CommodityBovine meat

Date04/09/2021

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentExport ban

DescriptionSuspended bovine meat exports to China following two cases of ‘atypical’ bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) found in two separate domestic meat plants. For the same reason, Egypt, Indonesia and the Islamic Republic of Iran banned bovine meat imports from Brazil. The Philippines and Saudi Arabia removed import bans within a short period of time, as the risk was considered negligible. The Russian Federation imposed bans on meat processing units in two affected Brazilian states: Mato Grasso and Minas Gerais.