Japan is expected to open its market to Brazilian beef this year, says Fávaro

The Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, reiterated that the government maintains the expectation of Japan opening its market to Brazilian beef this year. “Brazil has been seeking this market for over 20 years. There were some sanitary barriers that were overcome, such as, for example, the recognition by the World Organization for Animal Health of Brazil as Free of Foot-and-Mouth Disease without Vaccination,” he told journalists on Monday night (3), after participating in the opening of the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas. He recalled that Japanese authorities conducted an inspection in June and will come to conduct a final audit in November at the meat processing plants. “I think the protocol will be ready and we should have the ...