Overview
- Brazil receives about 1.1 million tonnes, Argentina 511,000 tonnes at a 12.5% tariff, and Uruguay 324,000 tonnes under the new allocations.
- Argentine industry bodies weigh how to administer the China quota, warning that past allocation models concentrated benefits and could distort competition.
- Argentina’s quota path includes 2% annual increases in 2027 and 2028, keeping access near recent shipment levels, according to officials and producers.
- China’s Commerce Ministry says the curbs aim to balance supply, stabilize prices and support domestic cattle producers after a safeguards review.
- Separately, Mexico set 2026 import caps of 70,000 tonnes of beef and 51,000 tonnes of pork, prompting ComeCarne and Concamin to press for larger minimums.