In a strong reaction to the EU’s decision to ban Brazilian beef imports, the South American country’s Ministry of Agriculture has called the move “unjustifiable” and “arbitrary” after the EU failed to provide a list of cattle farms deemed safe to export beef. The ministry stated that it has been unable to issue sanitary certificates for beef exports to Europe since the beginning of February because the EU refuses to publish the list of farms that it has authorised, which has resulted in an effective ban on Brazilian products. It also claims that the new measures have been imposed to restrict the entry of Brazilian beef into the EU following pressure from Irish cattle breeders rather than on the grounds of sanitary conditions.

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