IT APPEARS increasingly likely that the EU ban on imports of beef from Brazil will remain in place for most of 2006, if not longer, as foot-and-mouth (FMD) continues to spread in what is fast becoming the largest cattle country in the world.
FMD was first confirmed in the Mato Grosso do Sul province in early October, but has now spread to several other regions. A total of 52 countries have now banned the importation of beef from Brazil.
In the first nine months of 2005, the UK imported just over 27,000 tonnes from Brazil worth around £90 million.
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