On April 17, 2025, Brazilian Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro said that Brazil intends to become an alternative supplier to China's beef demand after nearly 400 slaughterhouses in the United States were disqualified from exporting to China. The statement was made at the BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting in Brasilia. Favaro believes that the Chinese government's decision not to restore the export qualifications of American meat processing plants to China amid the escalating tariff war between China and the United States will create "opportunities" for Brazil to further consolidate its position as a global beef supplier.

 "A few days ago, the Chinese government suspended approval for imports from nearly 400 meat processing plants in the United States. Someone must come to become a supplier, and it used to be Americans. Now Brazil is rising, and we have a strong desire and ability. I believe we will definitely occupy this market and become a high-quality supplier." Favaro said. He stressed that Brazil has no intention of completely replacing the United States in the Chinese market, but believes that there is still room for growth in the Chinese market. He also emphasized that Brazil is one of the countries with the strongest agricultural expansion capabilities in the world.

 Brazilian Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro said that Brazil intends to become an alternative supplier of beef to China, mainly based on the following factors:

 1. The situation in the United States:

 - Nearly 400 slaughterhouses in the United States have been disqualified from exporting to China. This may be due to a variety of reasons, such as the failure of American meat processing plants to meet China's requirements in terms of health safety, quality standards, etc., or the influence of factors such as trade policies. This has left a gap in the share of beef that the United States originally supplied to the Chinese market, providing opportunities for other countries.

 2. Brazil's own advantages: 

- Industrial base advantages: Brazil is the world's leading meat supplier, with a developed beef industry, large-scale cattle farms and advanced slaughtering and processing technology. Brazilian beef has high production and good quality, and is highly competitive in the international market.

 - Strong agricultural expansion capabilities: Brazil has vast land resources. Favaro emphasized that Brazil is one of the countries with the strongest agricultural expansion capabilities in the world, and has the ability to expand the production area by tens of millions of hectares to meet the growing beef demand in the Chinese market.

 - Basis of trade relations: China and Brazil are both major agricultural countries, and agriculture has always been an active area of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. Brazil is one of the main suppliers of beef to China, accounting for a certain proportion of China's imported beef. The two sides have already established a certain basis for cooperation in beef trade.

 However, Brazil also faces some challenges in becoming an alternative supplier of beef demand to China, such as ensuring that the quality and safety of beef always meet Chinese standards, and maintaining high efficiency in transportation and preservation to ensure that beef can be supplied to the Chinese market in a timely and fresh manner. (This article is from the official website of Seetao www.seetao.com. Reprinting without permission is prohibited, otherwise it will be investigated. Please indicate Seetao.com + original link for reprinting) Seetao.com Strategy Column Editor/Wan Ting