Brazil Overtakes Rivals as World’s Top Beef Exporter
Brazil Becomes World’s Largest Beef Exporter with Record 2025 Shipments
18 December 2025 | Brazil
Brazil has cemented its position as the world’s largest beef exporter, with shipments in the first 11 months of 2025 reaching a record 3.1 million tonnes, according to reporting by the Irish Farmers Journal. The figure already exceeds total exports for the whole of 2024 by nearly 243,000 tonnes, underlining the pace of growth in Brazil’s beef sector.
The surge in volumes has generated an estimated export value of $16.1 billion (€13.6 billion), reflecting Brazil’s expanding footprint across multiple global markets. China remains a cornerstone destination for Brazilian beef, while exports to the United States have risen by 22% year on year, despite periods of tariff-related uncertainty.
Source article: Irish Farmers Journal – Global beef export report
18th December 2025
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