To keep African swine fever out of the country, the Australian government announced this week an investments of more than $ 66 million in a new biosafety package for 2020.
Beef shipments have also increased and are moving to a record. In November, according to data from the Brazilian Association of Slaughterhouses (Abrafrigo), were handled 180.2 thousand tons.
Brazilian animal protein exports continue to rise. In the first 11 months of this year, there was a 14.4% increase in shipments of Brazilian pork and 2% in chicken shipments.
Overall, between January and October 2019, Brazilian beef exports increased by 11% in volume, or 1.4 million tons. Last year, in this same period, 1.3 million tons were sold abroad.
Brazilian beef exports set a new record in October and this advance is driven by China, which continues to stand out among buyers, with 35% of all volume shipped overseas.
