Brazil beef-packers estimate $1 billion in losses if US tariffs apply

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian beef-packers' lobby Abiec, which represents companies including JBS and Marfrig, on Tuesday estimated losses of $1 billion if the United States applies a 50% tariff on Brazilian exports. The U.S. is Brazil's second biggest beef export destination after China. Roberto Perosa, head of Abiec, said Brazilian beef companies had expected to sell some 400,000 tons by yearend to the U.S., but imposition of a 50% tariff would make sales "inviable."