São Paulo – Egypt’s Agricultural Exports Council (AEC) is hosting on Wednesday (10) an online seminar for Egyptian exporters on how to sell their product to Brazil. Experts from both countries will discuss the Brazilian market for citrus, garlic, grapes, dates, herbs and spices.
The event is an effort to create new sales opportunities for Egyptian exporters. The Arab country has been in a free trade agreement with the Mercosur since 2017, and sales of many of its products to Brazil have been cleared recently through the issuance food safety certificates, including for citrus fruits – these certificates are a requirement in order for food to be exported.
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Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry director-general on Bilateral Trade Agreements Michael Gamal Kaddes will discuss the Egypt-Mercosur agreement and its provisions when it comes to agriculture. Nashwa Salah, of the Egyptian Commercial Service (ECS), who’s based in Brazil, will go over imports and the market for fresh produce in Brazil. Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) secretary-general Tamer Mansour will address existing opportunities in food sales from Egypt to Brazil.
Brazil’s agricultural attaché to Cairo, Cesar Simas Teles, will cover the evolution of Egyptian fresh produce exports. Nader Hamdy, of Egypt’s Central Administration of Plant Quarantine, will cover the technical requirements for the export to Brazil of items such as garlic, grapes, citrus and others. The event will open with AEC chairman Abdel Hamid Demerdash, and the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ deputy assistant minister for Latin America, Ashraf Monir and the Ministry’s Latin America Department head Ahmed Hosny.
The webinar “How to Export to Brazil” will run from 1:30 pm to 4 pm, Cairo time, and 8:30 am to 11 am, Brasília time, free of charge. Some panelists will speak English, and most will speak Arabic. You can register via a link made available by the AEC. You can also watch the event after the fact on YouTube.
Quick facts
Online Seminar: “How to Export to Brazil”
Wednesday, March 10
1:30 pm, Cairo time – 8:30 am, Brasília time
Free of charge
Register here
Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
