{"id":267695,"date":"2020-02-16T13:31:56","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T16:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=267695"},"modified":"2020-02-17T15:38:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T18:38:21","slug":"saudi-arabia-halts-purchases-from-two-brf-plants-in-parana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/saudi-arabia-halts-purchases-from-two-brf-plants-in-parana\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia halts purchases from two BRF plants in Paran\u00e1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dubai \u2013 The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has temporarily suspended poultry export authorizations for two plants owned by the major Brazilian animal protein company BRF. The units in the municipalities of Dois Vizinhos and Francisco Beltr\u00e3o got suspended on February 10, according to the SFDA website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) CEO Ricardo Santin told ANBA that the authority did not cite the reasons behind the ban. \u201cWe don\u2019t know why they decided to do it, but we\u2019re working to get a meeting with the Saudi authorities, and Brazil\u2019s ambassador to Riyadh [Marcelo Della Nina] is expected to have this meeting soon. We always comply with all their rules and procedures, so we do not see any reason for this. We hope the plants will get cleared as soon as possible,\u201d said Santin during the opening day of Dubai food industry show Gulfood. The ABPA has brought 14 companies to the show, alongside the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil).<\/p>\n

Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong> secretary-general Tamer Mansour also attended the trade show, and said the organization is working to find out why the ban was put in place, and to make sure the plants get ok\u2019d again. \u201cWe\u2019re scheduling a meeting with our Embassy in Saudi Arabia, with our agricultural attach\u00e9, and with the SFDA so we can figure this out. No reason has come up yet, and be aware that we\u2019ve lost 20% of total sales to Saudi Arabia with the ban on these two plants,\u201d said Mansour.<\/p>\n

BRF declined to comment.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Della Nina is in charge of diplomacy in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Mansour is heading to Riyadh on Thursday (20) to invite authorities to join the Brazil & Arab Countries Economic Forum next April in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n

Poultry exports from Brazil to Arab countries were down 3.5% year-on-year in January to 97,952 tonnes, as per ABPA<\/a> numbers.<\/p>\n

Sales were down 9% to 35,150 tonnes to Saudi Arabia, and down 18% to 21,100 tonnes to the United Arab Emirates \u2013 the second biggest Arab buyer of Brazilian poultry.<\/p>\n

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Note: the day after this story got published, BRF put out a\u00a0press release<\/a> on the subject, stating that it will source product from its other plants to sell to Saudi Arabia. It also said it’s working with the authorities to shed light on events, and that it has expanded its control, compliance and quality systems.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
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