{"id":323886,"date":"2023-01-26T16:16:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T19:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=323886"},"modified":"2023-01-30T16:00:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T19:00:23","slug":"brazil-seeks-to-sell-cotton-to-egypt-as-market-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazil-seeks-to-sell-cotton-to-egypt-as-market-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil seeks to sell cotton to Egypt as market opens"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Brazilian farmers aim to account for 20% of Egypt<\/strong>‘s demand for cotton imports <\/strong>over the next two years and are organizing to seek this share already in the first half of 2023. The goal was set by the Brazilian Cotton Growers Association (ABRAPA<\/strong>) as Brazilian cotton broke into the Egyptian market earlier this month after Egypt and Brazil signed a phytosanitary agreement that set the rules for Brazil to supply cotton to the Arab country.<\/p>\n

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Brazil is a major cotton producer<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the doors open, the sector is set to organize some trade promotion<\/strong> action in Egypt in the first months of the year, ABRAPA president Alexandre Schenkel (pictured above<\/em>) said. According to Schenkel, this has been done in other countries in conjunction with the Brazilian embassies and agricultural attach\u00e9s, and the same will be done in Egypt. The segment wants to show the quality of Brazilian cotton, the traceability of the production and the reliability of supply.<\/p>\n

Egypt is a major cotton producer, but the country mostly grows long and extra-long staple cotton, which is a premium product. On the other hand, Brazil grows medium-fiber cotton. \u201cEgypt imports some 120,000 tonnes a year, so we want to reach approximately 25,000 tonnes,\u201d Schenkel told ANBA on the prospect of catering to around 20% of the country\u2019s imports. The ABRAPA\u2019s president said that this has been the Brazilian experience when breaking into new markets: achieving a 20% share of imports, with some going as high as 50%.<\/p>\n

Schenkel believes the Egyptian industry will use the Brazilain medium-fiber cotton to make blends with their long staple cotton, and he believes that it could be possible to account for up to 20% of the Egyptian cotton imports. \u201cIt will depend on us, on they liking our product. We can serve them well,\u201d he says. The ABRAPA\u2019s president points out that harvest periods in the Northern Hemisphere \u2013 where Egypt and the United States, which are major cotton growers, are located \u2013 and the Southern Hemisphere \u2013 where Brazil is \u2013 are different. \u201cWe can slip our cotton in during the other half of the year,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n

Brazil is the world’s second largest cotton exports<\/strong>, only behind the US, and the world’s fourth largest producer. Unlike other countries, though, Brazil has a harvest that can both cater to the domestic demand and export. Last December, for example, the country exported 175,700 tonnes of cotton. From August to December, exports reached 952,100 tonnes, up 14.6% from a year earlier.<\/p>\n

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Brazil is the world’s second largest cotton exporter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The opening of the Egyptian market, which was announced by Brazil\u2019s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, was a request from Brazilian farmers due to the relevance of the textile production in the Arab country. \u201cThe government, the diplomatic side, the Agriculture Ministry have worked to make it possible,\u201d Schenkel told ANBA. It\u2019s an old demand that has being reinforced in the last couple of years, the ABRAPA\u2019s president said.<\/p>\n

He said that Brazil has promoted cotton worldwide for 20 years now, and he believes that the information and reliability of the Brazilian production have reached Egypt because of this, too. Schenkel said the Brazilians will meet the Egyptian phytosanitary requirements. \u201cJust like we require some phytosanitary controls for getting into Brazil, we have to respect the phytosanitary controls of other countries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Schenkel made sure to point out how reliable Brazil is<\/strong> in the deliveries and said that the country is a strategic supplier. \u201cWe honor contracts and want to show logistics viability,\u201d the ABRAPA\u2019s president said. He added the Brazil reached a quality that is as high as its competitors\u2019, like the US, and that the country has production in regions that are less susceptible to water and climate crises than the US. Even with some decline in the harvest, Brazilians could still export cotton. Brazil grows around 2.6 million tonnes and has a national demand of approximately 700,000 tonnes. In the mission planned, whose date is still to be set, Brazilians are expected to present the characteristics of the sector.<\/p>\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n

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