The Brazilian company is expected to receive halal certification later this month and will fulfill an order from an Arab ready-meal fund for humanitarian aid. The brand is known in Brazil for its canned beef ribs, produced without chemicals or preservatives.
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Brazilian chicken meat exports increased in August compared to the same month last year. Saudi Arabia slightly raised its purchases, while the UAE reduced its imports.
Average price of the tonne of beef shipped from Brazil in March was 4.5% lower than a year ago. Beef industry group Abrafrigo reported that the United Arab Emirates was the third leading destination of the product.
As the Algerian market opened up to poultry sales from Brazil last week, a delegation led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and meat industry groups ABPA and ABIEC traveled to the country to position themselves in the market and discuss new business possibilities.
Renewing its sector projects, ABPA and ApexBrasil also maintained the United Arab Emirates as one of the target export markets for poultry and Saudi Arabia for eggs.
Brazilian meat lobby ABPA forecasts a slight growth in the country’s output this year and a decrease in the results of global competitors. No cases of avian influenza have been detected on commercial farms in Brazil.
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.
Representatives of 11 Brazilian companies are in the United Arab Emirates to participate with the Arab Brazilian Chamber in the Gulfood food and beverage show, which starts in Dubai this Monday (20).
Sold for higher prices, agricultural commodities accounted for 71% of the trade with the Arab countries in 2022. Sugar, poultry and iron ore were the leading items sold to the bloc.
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.
Poultry exports from Brazil climbed in July. The three leading importers – China, Japan and UAE – stepped up their purchases.
Foreign sales of agriculture and livestock grew by 25% in June, driven by the rise in international prices. Revenue from soy and animal protein shipments rose.
Nashwa Bakr took office as commercial consul of Egypt in São Paulo last February. She talked to ANBA about her career, first impressions of Brazil, and plans to strengthen commercial ties.
