JBS says Brazil beef exports to US competitive despite tax

Brazilian fresh beef exports to the United States will be competitive even if subject to a 26.4 percent duty when shipped outside of a tax-free quota, Miguel Gularte, the head of JBS Mercosur, said on Friday. The official, who is in charge of meatpacker JBS SA’s division for the trade bloc formed by Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela, believes the U.S. will be among the five key markets for Brazilian fresh beef as soon as 2017. Read more at Drovers CattleNetwork…