The imports of live cattle to Brazil from other countries is a niche of the national market that demands animals for reproduction or fattening. Just as Brazil exports live cattle to other countries, it also imports live animals to meet internal market demands.
The analysis of this data enables us to further understand the flows and dynamics of the international live cattle 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).