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Brazil accounted for almost two out of every three kilograms of beef imported by Chile in the 12 months through September, comfortably surpassing Paraguay, which had been the Chilean market’s leading foreign supplier until 2024.
Uruguay exported 6,501,084 kg of sheepmeat on a shipped-weight basis during the first nine months of 2026, down 18% from the same period last year, according to the Uruguayan Wool Secretariat (SUL).
Global beef exports are forecast to decline by 0.6% in 2027 to 13.89 million tons carcass weight equivalent, according to the USDA’s latest projections. Lower shipments from Brazil, Australia, the United States, Argentina and the European Union would more than offset the growth forecast for India, Uruguay, Mexico, Canada and Paraguay.
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Brazil accounted for almost two out of every three kilograms of beef imported by Chile in the 12 months through September, comfortably surpassing Paraguay, which had been the Chilean market’s leading foreign supplier until 2024.
Uruguay exported 6,501,084 kg of sheepmeat on a shipped-weight basis during the first nine months of 2026, down 18% from the same period last year, according to the Uruguayan Wool Secretariat (SUL).
Global beef exports are forecast to decline by 0.6% in 2027 to 13.89 million tons carcass weight equivalent, according to the USDA’s latest projections. Lower shipments from Brazil, Australia, the United States, Argentina and the European Union would more than offset the growth forecast for India, Uruguay, Mexico, Canada and Paraguay.
Brazilian beef exports are forecast to decline by 1.2% in 2027 to 4.10 million tons carcass weight equivalent, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) initial projections for next year.
China’s wholesale beef price declined following the National Day holiday, in a market that is still attempting to return to normal trading conditions.
Reduced availability of females for slaughter continues to limit the number of cattle reaching meatpacking plants in Mato Grosso, the state with Brazil’s largest cattle herd.
September cattle slaughter data confirmed the contraction in meatpacking industry activity this year, with year-on-year declines recorded for the sixth consecutive month.
Rioplatense processed the largest number of cattle in September. Official data show that it slaughtered 35,827 head, well ahead of Coto’s Buenos Aires plant, which ranked second with 24,618 head.
All major slaughter categories declined year-on-year.
