Announcement by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture and Livestock also includes the opening of Jordan’s market to Brazilian hay.
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After years of prospecting, DEP Export began shipping eggs in March from three farms in Pernambuco to the Arab country. The outlook is promising, with higher volumes ordered for April. The company aims to boost exports of poultry products from Brazil’s Northeast.
A natural pasture restoration program is being implemented in partnership with the FAO and aims to ultimately improve food security.
Conflict led to a decline in Brazil’s chicken meat shipments to the Middle East in March compared to February. Despite this, more than 45,000 tonnes were sent to countries directly impacted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, according to Ricardo Santin.
Brazil received 3.16 million tonnes of fertilizers from abroad in January, according to data from an industry association. The figures do not yet reflect the war in the Middle East.
Brazilian companies will attend SIAM through an initiative by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between April 20 and 28. Registration is still open.
The Syrian government and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization have resumed work on an irrigation system in the Al-Ghab plain that benefits 19,000 hectares of farmland.
Exporta Mais Brasil brings buyers from 16 countries to visit farms, take part in business roundtables, and attend the Fruit Attraction fair in São Paulo. A company from Oman is part of the delegation.
The company obtained certification to serve the Islamic market in September last year. The goal is to sell all its sheep meat production to Muslim-consuming countries.
Brazil imports 85% of the input used to fertilize crops and could face shortages, a researcher said at an event at the Arab-Brazilian Chamber.
In Brazilian agribusiness, the war in the Middle East creates uncertainty over urea supply, affects diesel prices used in the field, and is already impacting logistics. Brazil’s agribusiness lobby, CNA, analyzes the effects.
Data from February, which still do not reflect the US–Israel war with Iran, show the UAE and Saudi Arabia among the top importers of Brazilian chicken.
Industry group ABPA says companies and the government are acting to guarantee deliveries to Arab ports despite the conflict, maintaining supply.
The animals will be used for slaughter and must be delivered to Algerian ports by May 20.
