# China suspends Brazilian beef imports due to BSE - International Leather Maker

> Brazil reported an atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in a 17-year-old cow in Mato Grosso, and China temporarily suspended Brazilian beef imports. Meat cargoes shipped after May 30 must be returned or redirected, and China accounts for about 20% of Brazilian beef exports.

- Date: 2019-06-03 · published 2019-06-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58722-china-suspends-brazilian-beef-imports-due-to-bse-international-leather-maker
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

A loss of China as an outlet for Brazilian beef could weigh on Brazilian cattle prices and push more beef into other markets, while the disease case itself adds risk premium to global beef trade. Impact on feed demand is limited.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: neutral
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

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| LCATTLE | 2020-07-13 | [China Brief \| Edition 048: Cargill beef banned but other exports see gains Canada West FoundationCanada West Foundation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52095-china-brief-edition-048-cargill-beef-banned-but-other-exports-see-gains-canada.md) | +2.2% | +3.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-04-29 | [Rancher: U.S. Importing Beef While Prepping to Possibly Discard American Herds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53586-rancher-u-s-importing-beef-while-prepping-to-possibly-discard-american-herds.md) | +1.5% | +18.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-05-15 | [The divergence in beef marketing margins \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53256-the-divergence-in-beef-marketing-margins-western-livestock-journal.md) | +6.2% | +5.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-01-29 | [China’s coronavirus outbreak will impact beef and cattle trade - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55036-china-s-coronavirus-outbreak-will-impact-beef-and-cattle-trade-beef-central.md) | -1.1% | -4.8% |
| USDBRL | 2026-09-28 | [Sulfur shock deepens Brazil’s Phosphate fertiliser squeeze](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17783-sulfur-shock-deepens-brazil-s-phosphate-fertiliser-squeeze.md) | +0.6% | +4.8% |
| USDBRL | 2021-02-05 | [(LEAD) Consumer price of poultry goods on rise amid bird flu outbreak \| Yonhap News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48797-lead-consumer-price-of-poultry-goods-on-rise-amid-bird-flu-outbreak-yonhap-news.md) | -0.7% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- internationalleathermaker.com: https://internationalleathermaker.com/china-suspends-brazilian-beef-imports-due-to-bse/

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