Brazil will be able to export bone-in beef and bovine offal to the Philippines, according to a joint statement from the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Philippine government's approval was received by the Brazilian government on Wednesday, 13, after the countries concluded negotiations on the sanitary requirements for the export of the protein and agreed on the international sanitary certificate (CSI). The country exported more than US$1.5 billion in agricultural products to the Philippines in 2024, with a focus on meats, cereals, flours, and sugar-alcohol complex products. "With more than 118 million inhabitants and growing consumption of animal protein, the Philippines is a strategic market for the national agribusiness. The expansion of products authorized to enter the Philippine market strengthens the bilateral trade relationship and opens new opportunities for the Brazilian beef production chain," the ministries stated in the note. The opening ...