Brazil opens market for agricultural and livestock product from Argentina and Paraguay

The Brazilian government and the Argentine government have concluded a sanitary negotiation for Brazil to export powdered eggs for animal feed, raw materials for pigs, and "in natura" pork offal to that country. The information is in a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. According to the ministry, the new market openings strengthen trade integration between Brazil and Argentina, the main partners within Mercosur. With more than 45 million inhabitants, Argentina has an expanding "pet" products market, with growing demand for products aimed at the animal nutrition industry. In the case of the pork chain, the national production sector will have new business opportunities for cuts less consumed in the domestic market. In 2024, Brazil exported more than US$ 1.5 billion in agricultural products to Argentina, with highlights for agroforestry products, cocoa, and coffee. The result is the fruit of joint work between the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and the ...