Brazil secures new export gains with EU and Suriname – ABPA

The Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) is celebrating two new trade advances announced Tuesday by Agriculture Minister Carlos Fávaro: the adoption of a pre-listing system for egg exports to the European Union and the opening of the Surinamese market to Brazilian pork. The EU’s decision allows Brazil to directly designate and approve egg-exporting establishments based on agreed technical criteria, strengthening Brazil’s access to one of the world’s largest and most regulated food markets. The bloc recently restored the same system for chicken meat, also under Minister Fávaro’s leadership. ABPA president Ricardo Santin said the move reaffirms international confidence in Brazil’s inspection and animal health systems. “With average per capita consumption between 220 and 225 eggs per inhabitant, Europe is a mature and highly qualified market, guided by requirements in sustainability, animal welfare and traceability,” he said. “The new pre-listing will allow more Brazilian ...