Arab country was the third largest importer of beef from Brazil in the first half of the year, only behind China and the United States. Purchases stepped up both in volume and value.
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Mission from Brazilian government was in Morocco to participate in agricultural exhibition SIAM and to hold meetings with officials. Brazil promised to open market to Moroccan mandarins and is negotiating tariff rate quotas to export beef and poultry, which face high rates to enter the Arab country.
Arab country allowed that Brazilian authorities authorize meatpacking plants to sell to its market, replacing face-to-face audits by Egyptians. Process opens the possibility to shorten the waiting list for authorization, which now includes some 30 establishments. Decision includes beef, pork, and poultry.
Mission to the Asian country featured Brazil’s agriculture minister Carlos Fávaro, Foreign Ministry, and industry associations. An event held by the Halal do Brasil project presented the Brazilian production to Indonesian businesspeople.
Libyan executives arrived in the country aiming to close deals and make new contacts. Among them are businesspeople from a food importing group and Tripoli Chamber of Commerce executives.
Plena Alimentos is based in Minas Gerais and started exporting back in 2013. Now it caters to nearly all Arab states and is investing in processed products to diversify its portfolio and boost sales.
Two thousand eight hundred cattle from the Northern Brazilian state of Pará were shipped. Another 3,000 animals are expected at the Jorf Lasfar port on April 8. The Moroccan government waivered the import tariff for 30,000 livestock until the end of this year.
Beef imports from Brazil to China had been suspended since February after an isolated and atypical case of BSE (mad cow disease). Minister Carlos Fávaro, who is in Beijing, announced the embargo lift.
Exports raised USD 872.7 million after eight straight months over USD 1 billion. Egypt was the fourth largest buyer, behind China, United States, and Chile.
The Egyptian market bought 81,300 tonnes of Brazilian beef from January to August this year, up 96.8%.
The Arab country was the third leading destination for Brazilian beef from January to July this year. Exports to the Egyptian market expanded by 144%.
The Arab country stepped up by 319% its beef purchases from Brazil and ranked second among the leading importers, only behind China.
The Chinese market has returned to buy Brazilian beef this Wednesday (15), after a suspension for about three months due to unusual cases of mad cow disease.
Beef prices reach unprecedent levels in the Egyptian market, with weekly increases caused mainly by increasing cattle feed prices.
