S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has lifted a requirement for importing beef from Brazil. The regulation used to limit to 30 months of age the animals bound to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n
The information was made public in the new model approved by the International Health Certificate. The text now includes the possibility of Brazilian sheep meat exports to the Arab country.<\/p>\n
The lifting of the age requirement of slaughtered animals was celebrated by exporters. \u201cThis was very welcomed by the sector as it opens up exports options,\u201d said Marcel Moreira Pinto, Brazil\u2019s agricultural attach\u00e9 in Riyadh.<\/p>\n
As for the market opening for sheep meat, it\u2019s still been evaluated. \u201cSaudis import sheep meat, particularly from Australia. Since there\u2019s never been a trade with Brazil, we are still to learn how the demand and interest for the Brazilian product will turn out to be,\u201d the attach\u00e9 explained.<\/p>\n
To start the exporting process, Moreira Pinto points out that the plants first must be accredited by the Saudi health authority. The executive is now questioning the Saudi authorities if the market opening extends to goat meet as well.<\/p>\n
Sheep meat in Brazil<\/strong><\/p>\n