Paraguay’s Concepcion Sees Tariffs Lifting Mercosur Beef Exports

April 29, 2025, 2:22 PM UTC

US tariffs will spur Asian countries to buy more beef from members of the South American customs union Mercosur, said Jorge Usandivaras, a director at regional meatpacker Frigorifico Concepcion.

  • China’s retaliation against US meat, grain producers “is extremely aggressive” and will probably be long term: Usandivaras said in a conference call to discuss 2024 results
    • “At the same time China has to buy. We have seen much better prices coming from Chinese orders. It drives the entire Asian market up,” Usandivaras said
    • Frigorifico Concepcion expects to continue exporting to the US this year even with tariffs: Usandivaras
    • The Philippines will ...



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