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Key Facts

—Meatpacker shares fell on Monday after the EU import ban was published in the bloc’s official journal; JBS dropped about 3.4%, MBRF about 2.5% and Minerva about 2.2% intraday.

—The measure removes Brazil from the EU’s authorized-supplier list and takes effect on September 3, 2026.

—Brazil shipped a record 297,000 tonnes of beef in May, up 17.8% on a year earlier, for revenue of $1.83bn ($1 buys roughly five and a fifth reais).