Professionals tasked with advancing the interests of Brazil’s agribusiness are currently in training. New agricultural attachés will be deployed to 14 locations, including Saudi Arabia.
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Oman’s sovereign fund has acquired a majority stake in the Brazilian-based trading company Agribrasil, which sold over 1 million tons’ worth of grain in the first quarter of this year. The company ships product to the Middle East and North Africa.
Arab-Brazilian Chamber sees a recovery in Brazil’s chicken meat exports to the Arab market. In the first half of the year, the decline was only 0.53%. Kuwait and Bahrain recently lifted their restrictions.
The Arab country had a lower trade surplus in the sector in May due to increased imports and decreased exports. The main purpose of the fish purchased from the foreign market by Tunisia is industrial processing.
At a meeting on Sunday, the committee of Kuwait’s Public Authority for Food and Nutrition (PAFN) recommended lifting the ban on imports of Brazilian chicken meat.
With Jordan removing restrictions on the entry of Brazilian chicken into its market on Tuesday (15), there are now eight Arab countries with no restrictions on imports. The bans had been imposed due to an avian flu outbreak.
The country needs to increase its purchases of the product on the international market. The federation is meeting with potential trade partners also in search of frozen beef.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock informed the World Organization for Animal Health. The country had a case in Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul state, in May.
Both May and year-to-date egg exports are on the rise. However, shipments to the United Arab Emirates, the third largest buyer, show a decrease.
Speaking in the Senate, Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Carlos Fávaro, said that the vast majority of countries recognize the strength of Brazil’s sanitary system and that all measures from the contingency plan to contain avian flu have been implemented.
Strategy to increase local food production and achieve wheat self-sufficiency was the focus of the Arab country’s prime minister’s meeting with the FAO Director-General. The organization also discussed how to help the country tackle climate change.
The country has detected for the first time a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak in a commercial poultry farm. The government has implemented measures to contain the issue, including the disposal of birds and eggs from the facility and the suspension of chicken exports from Rio Grande do Sul, where the case was reported.
Fertilizer imports grew by 19% in February, and national production also increased. The sector association reports a higher demand for the product.
The Gulf country has deposited its instrument of acceptance of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which is aimed at curbing harmful subsidies that contribute to overfishing and promoting the sustainable management of global marine resources.
