China has lifted restrictions linked to foot-and-mouth disease in northern Brazil and now recognises the country as free of the disease, Reuters reported, citing an official notice.

The move removes a barrier for Brazil, the world’s largest beef and chicken exporter, which sent more than half of its beef exports to China last year. China, the world’s biggest beef importer, bought nearly $3 billion of meat from Brazil in the first quarter of this year.

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