Brazil Mulls Assigning Beef Export Quotas for Exporters Dealing With China, Official Says

China accounts for roughly 48% to 53% of Brazil's total beef export volume. Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP

By Roberto Samora and Ana Mano

The Brazilian government may assign individual export quotas for domestic beef companies selling products to China, Luis Rua, trade secretary at Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, said in an interview on Wednesday.

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