Brazil Seeks Uruguay’s 80,000-Ton China Beef Quota
President Lula said Uruguay has authorized Brazil to draw on the surplus of its 2026 beef quota to China, potentially transferring about 80,000 tons—roughly a month of Brazil’s exports—though China must approve the arrangement. The move comes as Brazil nears exhausting its own quota amid Beijing’s 55% tariff on non-quota beef and other market constraints, with possible implications for 2027 if implemented and ongoing Brazil-Uruguay-China negotiations.
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About Yamandú Orsi
Yamandú Ramón Antonio Orsi Martínez is a Uruguayan politician and history teacher who has been the 43rd president of Uruguay since March 2025. A member of the left-wing Movement of Popular Participation, the main faction of the Broad Front party, he served as intendant of the Canelones Department from 2015 to February 2020, and a second term from November 2020 to 2024.
Everything about Yamandú Orsi →- Occupation
- politician, civil servant, professor
- Position held
- President of Uruguay, Intendente de Canelones, Intendente de Canelones
- Citizenship
- Uruguay
- Born
- June 13, 1967