Brazil begins agile export of tilapia to the US with new procedure

Viracopos International Airport in Campinas carried out the first shipment of fish to the United States after the end of the requirement for the International Health Certificate (CSI). The shipment of 34 tons of fresh tilapia fillets marks the beginning of a new cycle for Brazilian exports, simplified by the measure implemented in October of this year. The CSI had been required since 2012 in a bilateral agreement between Brazil and the United States. With the recent streamlining of bureaucracy, tests were carried out that demonstrated improvements in the logistics process, cost reduction and greater efficiency in the operation. The expectation is that the time between the removal of the fish from the water and its arrival on North American shelves will drop from 48 to 36 hours, optimizing the entire cycle involving slaughter, filleting, transportation and marketing. The experimental operation involved the collaboration of exporters, importers, freight forwarders, airlines, the ...