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China authorises beef imports from Brazil
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Sixteen Brazilian states and the federal district of Brasilia have been authorised to export beef to China, according to a statement from the Brazilian ambassador to China, the Brazilian press reported.
In 2005, China decided to restrict the purchase of beef products from Brazil after outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and now, according to the embassy, has sent a document that identifies the areas of Brazil it considers to be free from the disease, according to the criteria of the International Animal Health Organisation.
The states are Acre, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Rondônia, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Sergipe, Tocantins and the Federal District of Brasilia.
Presented by Real Trade: 1/29/2010