Brazil: Technical visit from Japan for opening the meat market

Once again, the possibility of opening the Japanese market for fresh meat is encouraging Brazilian cattle breeders and meatpackers. A delegation from the Japanese government will visit Brazil this week, with an emphasis on inspecting a beef processing plant in Mozarlândia, a municipality in the north-central state of Goiás, Brazil. The visit raised expectations in the Brazilian cattle sector, as Japan is an important target market for the country's beef exporters. Negotiations are underway for a health protocol. The visit is considered a "great advance," according to one source, and demonstrates Japan's goodwill, another source told Pecuaria. The mission, organized by the Japanese embassy, was received on Tuesday by Minister Carlos Fávaro in São Paulo. A former Japanese Minister of Agriculture is part of the delegation. The plant to be visited belongs to JBS. The choice of the unit was made by the Japanese embassy. The opening of the Japanese market depends on the recognition by ...