The Global Livestock Report

Between Monday and Tuesday this week, China approved the entry of poultry meat from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and beef from Canada.

In 2025, China imported 98,096 tons of frozen boneless beef from Bolivia, positioning the Andean country as the fourth-largest origin in that segment, surpassing Uruguay.

The quota assigned by China to the different beef suppliers for this year differs significantly when compared with the volumes imported from the main origins in 2025.

US beef and variety meat exports totaled 93,448 mt in October, down 11% year-over-year but the largest since June and 16% above the low volume posted in September, informed the US Meat Export Federation (Usmef) based in USDA data. Muscle cut exports accounted for 67,885 tons.

Cattle prices in Paraguay strengthened for the third consecutive week amid a scenario of scarce supply of grassfed finished animals, an industry source told WBR.

There were no changes in export cattle prices during the week. Crossbred steers of British breeds, with better meat quality, are trading at around Ar$ 7,700–7,900 per kilo carcass weight, while steers from zebu crosses remain at Ar$ 7,400–7,600 per kilo.