Brazil prepares to take fish out of the water and put it on the US shelf in 36 hours

Viracopos International Airport in Campinas shipped the first shipment of fish to the United States this Thursday (5) without the issuance of the International Health Certification (CSI), an export procedure that was required by an agreement signed between the United States and Brazil since 2012. Since the red tape reduction was announced in October, tests have begun to be carried out. 34 tons of fresh tilapia fillets were loaded to the United States on an experimental basis since the beginning of the tests. The expectation is to increase the weekly frequencies and the volume exported through joint work between the exporter, importer, freight forwarder, airline, the Agricultural Surveillance System (Vigiagro) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) and the airport concessionaire to intensify these shipments at the location. The intention of this entire chain is to reduce the process from 48 hours to 36 hours, which begins with the removal of the fish from the water, ...