China rehabilitates 3 slaughterhouses in Brazil and Indonesia opens 11 more, says Fávaro

Published Jan 18, 2023

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China and Indonesia have approved the reopening of meat packing plants in Brazil, following suspensions. The greenlighted beef and poultry plants include JBS in Mozarlândia, Belo Alimentos in Itaquerai, São Salvador Alimentos, Tangará da Serra, Promissão, Chupinguaia, Janaúba, and Água Azul do Norte. This development marks a significant return for Brazilian meat exports, with Indonesia's market having opened in 2019, leading to the shipment of 20,600 tonnes of meat in 2022, generating revenue of US$110.4 million.

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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - China has rehabilitated three meat packing plants in Brazil, one for beef and two for poultry, while Indonesia has rehabilitated 11 beef packing plants in the country, Agriculture Minister Carlos Fávaro said on Wednesday after meeting with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The JBS unit in Mozarlândia, in Goiás, had suspended beef shipments to China since last year and may resume sales to the country, according to information from the ministry. The poultry plants contemplated with the end of the Chinese suspension are Belo Alimentos in Itaquerai (MS), and São Salvador Alimentos, located in Itaberaí (GO). “This is excellent news, it is a sign that Brazilian credibility has returned”, Fávaro told journalists, citing the importance of President Lula. In the case of Indonesia, among the large companies qualified, Marfrig had three cattle units –in Tangará da Serra (MT), Promissão (SP) and Chupinguaia (RO)–, ...

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