A total of six states in Brazil have been recognized as free from foot-and-mouth disease, which will allow the states to increase their participation in the international market.
“More than 40 million head will be ready for export to more demanding markets. Brazil is already free of foot-and-mouth disease with vaccination, but this block will be free without vaccination,” said Brazilian Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina. “And that should improve the value of products from these places to export to markets such as Japan, South Korea, which are more demanding and do not accept vaccinated beef.”
