According to Bloomberg, China agreed with Brazil to ease sanitary requirements for soybeans, eliminating the “zero tolerance” criterion for weeds and allowing the certification of previously flagged shipments. The measure reduces friction in a strategic trade flow between the two countries.
In contrast, El País reported that Uruguay received notifications of non-compliance following the detection of quarantine organisms in soybean exports to China, which could involve a significant proportion of shipments and has led to strengthened sanitary controls.
These developments reflect the growing incidence of sanitary and phytosanitary measures in trade between Latin America and the Asia-Pacific, where adaptation to technical standards is key to sustaining market access.
