Even though the importation of beef to Brazil is small compared to the export market, it helps supply both Rio Grande do Sul and Brazil with a wider variety of beef cuts, supplying high-end restaurant and catering for the discerning consumers.
Analyzing these data is important to understand the product availability in the domestic consumer market, as well as the flow and dynamics of the beef market.
The import data is taken from the SISCOMEX (Integrated System of Foreign Trade), where the actual importers provide information about their operations, and accessed by the ALICE System (Analysis of Foreign Trade Information) of the Brazilian Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services (MDIC).