A sanitary agreement between the two countries allows the export of animals for ornamental purposes.
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Meat lobby expects a slight drop in exports this year. Production is projected to reach 15.4 million tons.
The two countries have concluded a sanitary agreement, opening the doors for the import of Brazilian sheep to the Arab nation. According to the government, this represents a business opportunity for the North and Northeast regions of Brazil.
Alongside the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf country ranked among the ten largest destinations of Brazilian agricultural and livestock products in July.
Technical cooperation between institutions from the United Arab Emirates and Bahia provides for training producers, and planting and producing dates in the coming years.
The biggest market for the product is the United States, but the United Arab Emirates ranks fifth, and its imports have increased slightly year-to-date.
Three countries have greenlit chicken meat imports from Brazil according to the latest update from the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. In the Arab world, restrictions have been lifted in all but two countries.
The month of May saw 3.66 million tons of fertilizer reach Brazilian ports from abroad. Domestic output was also up but still pales in comparison to consumption.
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.
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.
