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These cattle are being raised
in Brazil.

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Much of their meat will end up
in European supermarkets.

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Their owner, Ellen Marina, is closely
following talks on EU Mercosur trade,

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hoping it will increase
her sales to the European Union.

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Europe is a large market,
currently the second

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largest destination for
Brazilian beef experts.

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So we believe and hope
that it will continue to grow.

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With this agreement that is finally
expected to happen,

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we hope the European market will open
up for Brazilian beef.

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Brazil has one of the world's largest
cattle populations, with

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around 224 million animals.

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It's also a leader in beef exports.

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Producers here say their
beef is better than what is produced

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in Europe because the animals
can be on pasture all year long

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thanks to the mild temperatures.

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The UN macroscope states agreed
a trade deal in principle in 2019,

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but nothing has moved since then.

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Now Spain, currently at the 
rotating helm of the EU Council.

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Hopes to get the deal by
the end of the year.

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At the cattle market in the Belgium
city of Sinai, traders are unhappy

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about the prospect of more
Latin American beef imports,

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even if quotas would still apply.

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The problem is, if we import
more meat into our market,

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this would have
a very negative effect on the price

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our producers receive.

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He is worried about
the future of Belgian cattle farming

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if the deal comes
on his farm in the countryside.

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Casa breeds Belgian Blue Kettle and
has around 200 animals, he says

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Brazilian meat might 
be good, but they have

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lower production standards.

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But if they have to remove the Amazon
rainforests to produce meat and send

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it to Europe, and this makes
our green pasture redundant,

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it makes no sense at all.

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The damage done to Brazil's
rainforest by cattle farming has long

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been criticised by environmentalists.

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the US has included an 
environmental clause in its plan for a trade

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deal with Mercosur, but crucial
Mercosur countries such as Brazil

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have already rejected it.

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Brussels will host leaders from both
blocs from Monday as they work

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towards finalizing the deal.