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The Brazilian government said progress has been made in negotiations with the European Union to resolve the sanitary restrictions affecting meat exports since September 3. However, no date has yet been set for certification to resume.
Embrapa warned that the El Niño event forecast for 2026/27 will have different impacts on Brazilian livestock production, ranging from water and forage shortages to problems caused by excessive moisture. The agency recommended anticipating feed requirements and adjusting stocking rates to reduce production risks.
MFG Agropecuária, a subsidiary of the MBRF group, is seeking to restore the number of cattle finished in its feedlots by increasing turnover and expanding capacity. The company expects volume to rise from 255,000-265,000 head this year to approximately 306,000 in 2027.
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The Brazilian government said progress has been made in negotiations with the European Union to resolve the sanitary restrictions affecting meat exports since September 3. However, no date has yet been set for certification to resume.
Embrapa warned that the El Niño event forecast for 2026/27 will have different impacts on Brazilian livestock production, ranging from water and forage shortages to problems caused by excessive moisture. The agency recommended anticipating feed requirements and adjusting stocking rates to reduce production risks.
MFG Agropecuária, a subsidiary of the MBRF group, is seeking to restore the number of cattle finished in its feedlots by increasing turnover and expanding capacity. The company expects volume to rise from 255,000-265,000 head this year to approximately 306,000 in 2027.
The resumption of purchases for China’s 2027 quota and the additional US import quota are driving finished cattle prices higher in Brazil. Tighter cattle supplies associated with the cattle cycle are also contributing to market strength.
The USDA weekly report indicated that US imported beef prices declined sharply in most cases, amid light trading activity.
Late-week trading in the US northern states saw live cattle prices improve from an earlier US$/cwt 218 to US$/cwt 220–223. Dressed prices were mainly US$/cwt 345, with some transactions reaching US$/cwt 350. Light trade in Texas was reported at US$/cwt 226, while no sales were confirmed in Kansas, where sellers passed on bids at the same level. Bids remained available on Saturday, but no transactions were reported, The AG Center said.
The US poultry company formed a special committee to evaluate a proposal from its controlling shareholder, JBS, to acquire the shares it does not already own. The transaction is subject to an independent review and no definitive agreement has yet been reached, according to Reuters.
US beef imports totaled 519.9 million pounds carcass weight equivalent in August, up 26% year-on-year, according to USDA data. Volume declined by 4% from July, but imports in the first eight months of the year increased by 14.3%.
The sustained increase in US cattle carcass weights is expected to lose momentum toward the end of this year and come to a halt in 2027, according to a forecast by The AG Center. Processing difficulties caused by excessively heavy cattle could lead meatpackers to increase the discounts applied under their pricing systems.
