{"id":391144,"date":"2025-06-27T14:26:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T17:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=391144"},"modified":"2025-06-27T14:26:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T17:26:46","slug":"moroccan-farmers-seek-live-cattle-from-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/moroccan-farmers-seek-live-cattle-from-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Moroccan farmers seek live cattle from Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Moroccan livestock farmers visited meat producers earlier this week in search of Brazilian trade partners. In a meeting held at the headquarters of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong> (ABCC<\/a>) in S\u00e3o Paulo, members of the Moroccan Federation of Livestock Sector Operators presented the challenges the sector has been facing to supply the local market with live cattle and frozen beef, such as high costs and the need to use intermediaries in negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The president of the Federation, Mohamed Jabli, said the delegation of seven representatives from the institution frequently visits potential business partners. They decided to come to Brazil because the country is one of the world\u2019s largest producers and exporters of cattle and beef, offering high-quality products and the capacity to meet their demands.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mourad (R) and Jabli: Invitation for a new visit to Brazil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

They participated in meetings with companies across the state of S\u00e3o Paulo, in cities such as Presidente Prudente and Barretos. With one of the companies, Jabli told ANBA, a deal could be finalized as early as the beginning of next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting was attended by ABCC International Relations Vice President & Secretary-General Mohamad Mourad, Institutional Relations Director Fernanda Baltazar, and Board member Arthur Jafet. The businesspeople said the Federation was founded two and a half years ago to engage in dialogue with the government and present the challenges the sector faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the challenges is the need to source beef and live cattle from the international market since a drought struck the country seven years ago. Since then, Moroccan livestock farmers have been buying live cattle from European countries such as Portugal and Spain. High costs and difficulties faced by suppliers in meeting local demand have led importers to seek alternatives: Australia, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil were some of the countries considered by the Federation, which sees Brazil as a potential partner also due to its competitive prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trade partnership between Brazil and Morocco<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe currently import with an intermediary between the seller and us, buyers. We want to do business directly, without the intermediary. And we want to have the trust of exporting companies to close the deals,\u201d Jabli said during the meeting with the ABCC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mourad and Baltazar said the institution has recently conducted a trip to Brazil\u2019s northern state Par\u00e1, the country\u2019s second-largest live cattle producer, which already exports to Egypt and Oman. \u201cMorocco is closer to Par\u00e1 than those countries,\u201d Mourad said, citing a benefit from which Moroccans can take advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baltazar presented the activities that the ABCC carries out in the relationship between Brazil and Morocco and said that a delegation of Moroccan businessmen is likely to visit Brazil in September. Mourad suggested this could be an opportunity for the livestock farmers to meet more companies in the country and visit farmers in Par\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data from Brazil\u2019s Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services compiled by the Market Intelligence department of the ABCC and presented at the meeting, show that Brazil exported USD 1.395 billion to Morocco in 2024, an increase of 12.7% compared to 2023, mostly in sugar, cereals, and live cattle. Morocco, in turn, exported USD 1.387 billion, a decrease of 1.7% in the same comparison, mostly in fertilizers, chemical products, and clothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/em>:
Morocco receives first live cattle shipment from Brazil<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Marcos Carrieri\/ANBA<\/div>
Marcos Carrieri\/ANBA<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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