🥩 Beef bans

The European Union has dropped Brazil from its list of countries cleared to export several animal products to the bloc, citing insufficient guarantees that farmers there are not using antimicrobials in their livestock. 

Unless Brazilian authorities overturn the decision before September 3, the country will be barred from exporting a wide range of products — including poultry and beef — to one of its most important markets.

The EU is the second-largest buyer of Brazilian beef, after China, which began imposing import quotas this year. Both are among the world's biggest beef importers. Brazil sells beef to more than 170 countries, but it has struggled to…

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