Chicken/ABPA: Opening of Algeria to halal meat from Brazil should have a positive effect in the short term

By Clarice Couto São Paulo, 10/13/2023 - The opening of the Algerian market for Brazilian halal chicken meat, announced yesterday (12) by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, should have positive short-term effects for the local agroindustry, in evaluation by the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA). "It's a window of opportunity for Brazilian exporters and we should even carry out a promotional action next week in Algeria", said ABPA's markets director, Luís Rua, in a statement. Algeria has 44 million inhabitants, produces 340 thousand tons of chicken meat and has a per capita consumption of protein of approximately seven kilos annually, according to the entity. "We will focus our strategy on complementing local demand for products. Brazil has solid know-how in halal chicken meat exports and will be able to meet the demands of this market", said the president of ABPA, ...