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Jan 7, 2026TRADEBrazil

Brazil surpassing US as top beef producer, easing global supply squeeze

Brazil surpassed the United States as the world's largest beef producer in 2025, beating output forecasts by hundreds of thousands of tons. The article describes this as easing a global beef supply squeeze.

WHY IT MATTERS

Larger Brazilian output and export availability add supply to global beef markets, which weighs on US and global cattle prices by easing the tight-supply premium.

AFFECTSLive Cattle▼

SOURCE
reuters.comAna Mano, Peter HobsonJan 7, 2026

Price reaction & history

Live Cattle▼bearishSO FAR1d -0.4%5d +0.2%20d +2.5%

After 121 past bearish trade events, Live Cattle moved a median -0.6% over 5 sessions (40% higher; middle half -1.6% to +0.8%), and -0.3% over 20.

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Nov 24, 2025Export beef trade starts to react to Trump’s surprise Brazil tariff decision - Beef Central-3.1%
Apr 3, 2025Beefed-up tariffs leave global protein markets in a stew-2.0%

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