Brazil expects demand for buffalos from UAE

Published May 25, 2021

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The Brazilian Association of Buffalo Breeders (ABCB) anticipates a rise in buffalo exports following the UAE's approval of certificates for live buffalo imports from Brazil. The UAE market opening is expected to stimulate domestic production and there might be interest from other Arab nations. Brazil's herd of around 1.4 million buffaloes is of high quality and there's potential for increasing production for both domestic consumption and exports. Despite a drop in exports in 2020, the researcher believes there's potential for growing live buffalo exports in the future.

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São Paulo - Following the certificate on live buffalo imports from Brazil approved by the United Arab Emirates, the Brazilian Association of Buffalo Breeders (ABCB, acronym in Portuguese) forecasts an increase in exports. ABCB president Caio Rossato believes the UAE certification “comes at a good time”, as the opening of this market stimulates the domestic production. Rossato projects a large demand for the purchase of living buffaloes both for milk and meat production, and not just from the UAE but from all Arab countries. “At present, considering herd health issues, Brazil has a great potential to be a major buffalo exporter,” the ABCB’s president says. A researcher at the East Amazon unit of Brazil’s state-run agricultural research agency Embrapa, José Ribamar Marques says the Brazilian herd is “excellent quality” and believes there’s a great opportunity for selling animals to the Arabs. “They prefer living animals as they want to slaughter according to their religious ...

Source: Anba