Amman – In addition to increasing the supply of fertilizers to Brazil, Jordan aims to expand trade with the South American country in other sectors. The minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply (MAPA) of Brazil, Marcos Montes, discussed the subject this Sunday (8) with Jordanian ministers. Montes is in the Arab country as part of a mission to look for alternative fertilizer suppliers for Brazil.
Marcos Montes was received by the Jordanian minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply, Yousef Al-Shamali (opening picture), and the minister of Agriculture, Khaled Musa Al Henefat. The Brazilian spoke of the aim to increase Jordanian fertilizer purchases and asked the ministers for help in these negotiations. Marcos Montes is in Jordan, accompanied by an agribusiness delegation.
Both sides also spoke on plans to increase trade in other segments in the talks between ministers. “We want to export more products such as soybeans and rice, and they want to bring olive oil and dates to the [Brazilian] national market,” Montes told ANBA, recalling Brazil already exports products such as poultry protein and coffee to Jordan. According to the minister, Jordan is interested in importing soybean and sunflower oil from Brazil to process locally.
Last year, Jordan and Brazil reached a trade balance of USD 424 million, USD 294 million in Brazilian exports, and USD 130.5 million in Jordanian sales to Brazil. Brazilians mainly export poultry, maize, beef, and coffee to the Jordanian market. Jordanian exports to Brazil are primarily fertilizers.
The Brazilian mission arrived in Jordan last Friday (6) and visited the Arab Potash Company (APC), Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) fertilizer companies, and the Embassy of Brazil to Amman, among other activities. As of Monday (9), the group will head to Egypt, then to Morocco. The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) participates in the delegation with the director of Institutional Relations, Fernanda Baltazar.
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Translated by Elúsio Brasileiro
