The Saudi government agreed to a Brazilian request and allowed for Brazilian poultry to be exported until May 1, while the issue over the electric shock before the slaughtering is discussed.
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Beef, poultry and pork exports must be registered under the Unified Foreign Trade Portal as of Thursday (12).
Morocco opened the market to hatching eggs and one-day animals from the turkey sector.
Sales of the product to the region slid in the first three months of this year.
São Paulo – Brazil’s Marfrig meat company said this Monday (9) that it acquired a 51% stake in the National Beef Packing Company, the fourth biggest player in the United States industry. The Brazilian company said in a press release that the deal was worth USD 969 million. With a capacity to slaughter 12,000 head
Jan is shipping fertilizer sprayers and plans on breaking into other Arab markets. The company has four manufacturing units in Rio Grande do Sul.
Over 1 million tons were shipped in the period, a decline of 5.6% over the same period of last year.
The coordinator of FGV’s Agribusiness Center provided data during the panel on Food Security and Logistics at the Brazil-Arab Countries Economic Forum.
In the first two months, the country imported 12,400 tons of the product. Consumption during Easter could increase up to 30%.
In an interview to ANBA, the minister of Agriculture, Blairo Maggi, said that Brazil could provide the necessary supply for the region’s food security.
The Arab country refuses to stun chickens with electric shocks prior to slitting their throats, but Brazilians argue that the method is in line with religious and sanitary requirements. A mission will go to Riyadh this weekend.
According to the minister of Agriculture, 90% of the water used in farms is rainwater and only 10% comes from irrigation systems.
According to the minister of Agriculture, 90% of the water used in farms is rainwater and only 10% comes from irrigation systems.
The National Supply Company changed its 2017/2018 harvest estimate, and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics its 2018 prediction. Still, output should drop from last year’s record numbers.
