# Perdue: USDA Halting Import of Fresh Brazilian Beef | USDA

> USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue announced a suspension of all fresh beef imports from Brazil over recurring food safety concerns. FSIS had refused 11 percent of Brazilian fresh beef shipments since March, far above the 1 percent rate for the rest of the world. The suspension supersedes Brazil's self-suspension of five facilities and stays in place until USDA finds Brazil's corrective action satisfactory.

- Date: 2017-06-22 · published 2017-06-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70452-perdue-usda-halting-import-of-fresh-brazilian-beef-usda
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Removing Brazil's fresh beef from the US market tightens US beef supply and supports domestic cattle prices, while Brazilian beef is redirected to other buyers. The impact on feed demand is indirect but the cattle price effect is clear.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-01-20 | [US lean beef trimmings import prices rise on China demand, tight supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21181-us-lean-beef-trimmings-import-prices-rise-on-china-demand-tight-supply.md) | +1.3% | +5.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-14 | [SE Asia Report: Strong Indonesian feeder imports continue in July - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57526-se-asia-report-strong-indonesian-feeder-imports-continue-in-july-beef-central.md) | -2.0% | -7.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-11-27 | [China drives surge in Brazilian beef prices - 27 November 2019 Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56004-china-drives-surge-in-brazilian-beef-prices-27-november-2019-premium.md) | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-05-26 | [China offers to import more from US in return for easing of export curbs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70889-china-offers-to-import-more-from-us-in-return-for-and-8202-easing-and-8202-of.md) | +0.4% | -3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-06-20 | [China builds a bigger post-ASF food import pipeline – including beef - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58590-china-builds-a-bigger-post-asf-food-import-pipeline-including-beef-beef-central.md) | -1.2% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- usda.gov: https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2017/06/22/perdue-usda-halting-import-fresh-brazilian-beef

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