S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 High-priced beef on international markets has triggered a quest for more affordable protein in Egypt, and this has helped pave the way for sales of Brazilian-made chicken products to the Arab country. About a week ago, Egypt gave the greenlight to imports of poultry-based products from Brazil. The category includes items such as nuggets, canned chicken meat, chicken sausages and chicken mortadella. Sales have also been cleared for the processed turkey product known as \u2018blanquet\u2019 in Brazil.<\/p>\n
\u201cStrong demand for beef in China caused prices to go up quite significantly, by 19.2% year-on-year through May, so demand for cheaper proteins is going up,\u201d the agricultural attach\u00e9 at the Embassy of Brazil in Cairo, Cesar Simas Teles, told ANBA. He noted that total shipped volume of poultry from Brazil to Egypt climbed 27% year-on-year in H1.<\/p>\n
Teles notes that market issues aside, there was work done in Brazil to enable these sales. The greenlight came after the conclusion of talks for a new international food safety certificate for poultry exports from Brazil to Egypt. Certification was formerly available for whole and cut chicken entering Egypt; the new certificate, has updated past requirements and added new items, including processed ones.<\/p>\n
\u201cBrazil has been exporting whole chickens to Egypt for a long time now. However, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture is working to add variety to exports from Brazil,\u201d says Teles. According to him, orders are already in place for 1,500 tons of canned meat from Brazil. A similar beef-based product supplied from Brazil is corned beef \u2013 which saw 1,390 tons shipped to Egypt through June this year. \u201cAs for poultry, we are starting out with orders for 1,500 tons,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Teles explains that in addition to the export certificates, Egypt\u2019s government issues import licenses, which poultry-based products will also require. Licenses have already been issued for the initial 1,500-ton sale. The agricultural attach\u00e9 believes that since there are poultry manufacturers active in Egypt, Egypt will work to balance out imports and domestic supplies.<\/p>\n
Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) Markets manager Luis Rua said Egypt is a major importer of unprocessed poultry, and the addition of processed goods enhances the country\u2019s partnership with Brazil in food supplies. \u201cThe potential is there for increasing sales, and the recently approved products boast added value and complement local availability while not posing a threat to locally made product,\u201d Rua told ANBA.<\/p>\n
Poultry suppliers must be accredited to export to Egypt. Luis Rua said exporters are still in the process of figuring out the exact requirements and product specificities. \u201cBut there is no question that an interesting space has opened up for diversification of exports from Brazil,\u201d he argues.<\/p>\n
Attach\u00e9 Teles believes that growing demand for chicken products in Egypt could help Brazil to start selling chicken cuts to that country. The international health certificate to that end is already in existence, but Egypt\u2019s government is not issuing licenses. According to Teles, the pandemic prompted growing concerns with food supplies, and therefore the administration is making it easier to import. Negotiations are being fast-tracked. \u201cWe\u2019re even hopeful of selling chicken cuts, which is another important market niche, he says.<\/p>\n
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