Brazil suspends beef exports to China over mad cow case

Brasilia (AFP) Feb 23, 2023

Brazil, the world's biggest beef producer, suspended exports to China Thursday after detecting a case of mad cow disease, though experts believe it is the less-dangerous "atypical" variant, said Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro. Exports to China, Brazil's biggest beef customer, are automatically suspended under a deal between the two countries if regulators detect the disease, known as bov