Date: Wednesday, January 13th, 2021/Editor: Rafael Tardáguila

• Maximum of six years for the Mercosur Steer Index
• New wave of covid-19 infections generates noise in China
• Marfrig launches debt purchase operation for US$ 1.25 billion
• Uruguayan beef imports contracted 28% year-on-year in the last quarter of 2020
• Cattle slaughter in Argentina in 2020 was the highest in 11 years
• USA: strong dynamism for beef exports in November
• Exports of main suppliers to China remained high in December