The new certification was announced by Agriculture minister Blairo Maggi at the Global Agribusiness Forum in São Paulo. He said grain production will increase by 30% over a ten-year period.
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Eumar Novacki, executive secretary of Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, will visit the two Arab countries in September, aiming to increase market share for Brazilian agricultural products.
These were the second-most shipped Brazilian agribusiness products from January to May.
Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture has launched a development plan for the sector, which aims to increase beans exports. In 2017, the country sold 106,000 tons to foreign markets.
Foreign sales from Brazil were up 3% year-on-year. Soy, the primary driver of sales, accounted for 58% of total goods shipped abroad from Brazil.
The move affects nine different meat packers, and 12 of the plants are BRF’s. Agriculture minister Blairo Maggi has pledged to file a complaint with the WTO.
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.
