Brazilian fresh beef exporters welcomed the reopening of the U.S. market and said they soon expect to account for 10 percent of U.S. imports of that food product, sector sources said Wednesday.
With the lifting of the ban, Brazil will begin with an annual export quota of 64,000 tons of fresh beef, which will begin to be shipped to the United States in September.
But in the "coming years," Brazil expects that annual quota to rise to 100,000 tons, or more than 10 percent of total U.S. fresh beef imports, according to the Brazilian Beef Export Industries Association, or ABIEC, which comprises 27 companies accounting for 92 percent of foreign sales.
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