The Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) celebrates the opening of the Egyptian market for thermoprocessed products

Published Jul 23, 2020

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The Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) announces with great pleasure the approval by the Egyptian authorities for the import of thermo-processed poultry products from Brazil. This approval permits 40 poultry exporting plants to enter the Egyptian market, in addition to the existing whole chicken exports. With this, over 1.5 thousand tons of poultry products have been authorized for shipment, marking a significant milestone in Brazil's halal poultry exports to Egypt. Egypt, being the fourteenth largest importer of chicken meat from Brazil, has shown a 27% increase in imports compared to the first half of 2019, reaching 39,100 tons. This development is heralded by ABPA as a crucial achievement for Brazil's agricultural sector, underscoring the growing demand for Brazilian poultry products in the Egyptian market.

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The Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) celebrated the information passed on by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply about the approval by the Egyptian authorities for the import of thermo-processed poultry products produced in Brazil. The authorization is valid for the 40 poultry exporting plants that are currently qualified for the Egyptian market, which currently already ship whole chicken. According to the president of ABPA, Francisco Turra, shortly after the authorization, several licenses for shipments have already been issued, in a total that already exceeds 1.5 thousand tons. “The strong demand for the Brazilian product indicates a demand that until then was repressed, and that now should increase the significant participation of the Egyptian market among the main importers of halal poultry products in Brazil. It is another important achievement of Minister Tereza Cristina and her team for the country's productive sector ”, she analyzes. Fourteenth ...

Source: NoticiasAgricolas