LatinNews Daily - 03 June 2021

In brief: Paraguay’s beef exports soar

* Paraguay’s national service for livestock health and quality (Senacsa) has released new figures which show that the country’s beef exports totalled 142,576 tonnes (t) in the first five months of 2021, a new record for the period. The exports were worth US$638.7m. According to the Senacsa figures, over this period, Chile was the main export market for Paraguayan beef, accounting for 56 t, followed by Russia (36 t), Brazil (13 t), and Taiwan (12.5 t).