The Ministry of Fisheries in Brazil denies agreement to import tilapia from Vietnam

Published Oct 23, 2023

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The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture has denied that Brazil has a trade agreement with Vietnam for the import of Vietnamese tilapia. Fish farming entities and parliamentarians have expressed their opposition to any potential agreement, citing economic and health risks. The Ministry clarified that the agreements signed with Vietnam were focused on technical-scientific cooperation and aim to open the Vietnamese market to more Brazilian agricultural products.

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By Isadora Duarte Brasília, 10/23/2023 - The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture denied that there is a trade agreement between Brazil and Vietnam for the country's import of Vietnamese tilapia. "There is no ongoing commercial negotiation between Brazil and Vietnam involving the import of tilapia from that country. There is no ongoing application for a license to import tilapia from Vietnam registered with the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock", stated the folder in press release. The ministry's statement comes amid public positions from fish farming entities repudiating any eventual agreement. The Brazilian Fish Farming Association (Peixe BR) said, in a recent note, that the sector does not accept "the Brazilian government opening the market for the entry of tilapia" either from Vietnam or from any other country. According to the association, in addition to economic risks to the sector, the internalization of fish would generate health risks. Parliamentarians ...

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