date:Jul 19, 2012
Brazil exported 1,570 tons of processed beef to the US in June, an increase of 96.4% year-on-year, and a 12% increase on May 2012 levels. This increase meant that sales to the US represented 16.2% of Brazils total processed beef exports last month and were worth $18.4m to Brazilian exporters.
The figures suggest that Brazilian exports are recovering from an embargo implemented by the US in 2010 after illegal levels of the broad-based anti-parasitic animal drug ivermectin were detected in Braz